introns

I dont think thats their purpose (j dont know if they have a purpose). But as introns get cut out of mRNA in post-transcriptional modification, that does mean they reduce the chance of a mutation leading to the production of a non functioning protein


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Do introns reduce chances of mutation as they provide interruptions in the coding sequences? If a mutation is to happen during replication or due to other reasons, it may happen in the intron region and not in the coding bit?

The coding sequence within an intron is still important... A mutation at a certain region within the intron may lead to it not being removed properly.