somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments

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Namesomatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments
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Biological process

Exact synonym

somatic recombination of antibody gene segments

Description

The process in which immunoglobulin genes are formed through recombination of the germline genetic elements, as known as immunoglobulin gene segments, within a single locus.

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