somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments

id: GO:0016447
name: somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which immunoglobulin genes are formed through recombination of the germline genetic elements, as known as immunoglobulin gene segments, within a single locus.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0002204somatic recombination of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response
GO:0002452B cell receptor editing
GO:0033152immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0002562somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus
GO:0016445somatic diversification of immunoglobulins