| Term: | head kidney V(D)J recombination |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | head kidney |
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| Synonyms: | anterior kidney, kidney marrow |
| Definition: | The zebrafish head kidney consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. It is analogous to the mammalian bone marrow and the primary site of definitive hematopoiesis. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000669] |
| Name: | V(D)J recombination |
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| Synonyms: | V(D)J joining, V-D-J joining, V-D-J recombination, V-J joining, V-J recombination |
| 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). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0033151] QuickGO AmiGO |