Confidence votes 6. Reverse transcriptase is the viral enzyme responsible for making a DNA copy of the RNA genome from a retrovirus. As such, it is technically known as an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase.
Pacific Rim. DEFINITION of 'Pacific Rim'. The Pacific Rim is a geographic area surrounding the edges of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim covers the western shores of North America and South America, in addition to Australia, eastern Asia and the islands of the Pacific.
Pacific Ocean, Sydney, Australia. The Pacific Ocean was originally named by Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. At the tail end of 1519, Magellan and his fleet (Trinidad, Concepcion, San Antonio, Victoria, and Santiago) coming. from South America, came upon this vast, peaceful stretch of water.