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GO: Biological Process

somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response

Term ID
GO:0002205
Synonyms
  • somatic hypermutation of antibody genes during immune response
  • somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes during immune response
Definition
Mutations occurring somatically that result in amino acid changes in the rearranged V regions of immunoglobulins following the induction of and contributing to an immune response. (3)
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