Term Name: | somatic diversification of immunoglobulin genes by N region addition |
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Synonyms: | somatic diversification of antibody genes by N region addition |
Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002570] QuickGO AmiGO |