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 is the largest ocean in the world. Covering almost one third of the earthâs surface area, Pacific Ocean has a total area of about 165.25 million square kilometres. Pacific Ocean corresponds to 46 percent of the earthâs water surface and is larger than all the land area on the earth combined together.