What local effect would an RNA synthesis inhibitor have on DNA replication?
A) Primase would not be able to add bases to the DNA.
B) Primase would not be able to use DNA as a template.
C) Primase would be blocked from joining the DNA replication complex.
D) Primase would not be able to provide primers for DNA polymerases.
E) There would be no effect on DNA replication.

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RNA primers, synthesized by primase, are necessary for DNA polymerases to begin replicating the template strand. If RNA synthesis is inhibited, primase would not be able to provide primers for DNA polymerases, thus hindering DNA replication.

What Local Effect Would an RNA Synthesis Inhibitor Have on DNA