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.
The term South Pacific refers to Australasia and Oceania. The area of Australasia includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of Indonesia. Oceania, a geographical region consists of numerous countries and territories, mostly islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.