Term Name: immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination
Synonyms: immunoglobulin V(D)J joining, immunoglobulin V-D-J joining, immunoglobulin V-D-J recombination, immunoglobulin V-J joining, immunoglobulin V-J recombination
Definition: The process in which immunoglobulin gene segments are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS). For immunoglobulin heavy chains V, D, and J gene segments are joined, and for immunoglobulin light chains V and J gene segments are joined.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0033152]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments V(D)J recombination
has subtype: immunoglobulin heavy chain V-D-J recombination immunoglobulin light chain V-J recombination
inverse participates_in: pro-B cell