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.
Originally Answered: Oceanography: What is the biggest ocean in the world? The Pacific Ocean is the largest of earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic (North) to the Southern Ocean (Antarctica-South) and is bordered by Australia/Asia and North/South America in the west and east respectively. The size and shape of the Pacific Ocean, however, are dynamic.