V(D)J recombination

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NameV(D)J recombination
IDGO_0033151
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Biological process

Exact synonym

V(D)J joining, V-D-J joining, V-D-J recombination, V-J joining, V-J recombination

Description

The process in which immune receptor V, D, and J, or V and J gene segments, depending on the specific receptor, are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS).

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