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Since introns do not contain protein-coding information, they do not have to be removed precisely from the primary transcript during RNA splicing.In other words, leaving in an extra nucleotide or two should not make a difference to the protein produced.

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although it is true that the sequences within the introns are mostly dispensable, the introns must still be removed precisely because an error of one or two nucleotides would shift the reading frame of the resulting mRNA molecule and change the protein it encodes.

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