Term Information

Accession
GO:0033151
Name
V(D)J recombination
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
V(D)J joining, V-D-J joining, V-D-J recombination, V-J joining, V-J recombination
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
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). Source: ISBN:0781700221, ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0033151 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of V(D)J recombination (GO:0033151)
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V(D)J recombination [is_a relation] is_a  somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus (GO:0002562)
Children of V(D)J recombination (GO:0033151)
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immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination (GO:0033152) [is_a relation] is_a  V(D)J recombination
T cell receptor V(D)J recombination (GO:0033153) [is_a relation] is_a  V(D)J recombination