somatic diversification of immunoglobulin genes by N region addition
The addition of variable numbers of random nucleotides by terminal deoxytransferase in the N regions of heavy chain immunoglobulin genes. N regions are found at the V-D and D-J recombinational junctions.
somatic diversification of immunoglobulins involved in immune response +
somatic diversification of T cell receptor genes by N region addition
somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes +
somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments +
somatic recombination of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response +
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somatic diversification of antibody genes by N region addition