Reverse transcriptases are enzymes encoded in retroviruses viral genome. The enzyme is responsible for transcription of the viral RNA to produce a dsDNA that can be inserted into the host genome.
Pacific Ocean Basin. The Pacific Ocean is bounded on the east by the North and South American continents; on the north by the Bering Strait; on the west by Asia, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on Earth, covering approximately 155 million square kilometers (59 million square miles), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).ocated between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia and the Americas, the Pacific Ocean occupies about one-third of the Earth's surface. Containing almost twice as much as the world's second largest body of water, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean holds more than half of the Earth's open water supply.