We all know that RNA has introns that are spliced out. Can a single stranded piece of DNA splice using the same mechanism as RNA splicing? What about the same mechanism as a group I intron splicing system?

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anonymous · Answer

Not that I'm aware of. mRNA splicing occurs in order to remove introns. It is also a mechanism that allows numerous proteins to be synthesized by a single gene by changing the base pair sequence in the mature mRNA through splicing. DNA doesn't need to be spliced the same way as mRNA does and more importantly it is the complete blueprint for our body so to discard pieces of it could be potentially detrimental.

anonymous · Answer

whats the need of splicing single stranded DNA ?? if you damage dna you damage cell .

anonymous · Answer

in cell if that happen damaage will happen to DNA and maybe cancer , otherwise best way to cut DNA are resteriction enzymes .