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. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the worldâs oceans. It stretches from the west coast of North and South America to the east coast of the Asia and Australia continent.Keeping in mind the world is a sphere, this map shows the Pacific Ocean on both the left and right sides.he Indian Ocean is the 3rd largest salt water ocean body on earth. Both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are larger. It separates the east coast of Africa from India and Australia.