Term Name: | somatic diversification of immune receptors by N region addition |
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Definition: | The addition of variable numbers of random nucleotides by terminal deoxytransferase in the N regions of heavy chain immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes. N regions are found at the V-D, D-D, V-J, and D-J recombinational junctions, depending on the immune receptor gene. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002569] QuickGO AmiGO |