V(D)J recombination
id: GO:0033151
name: V(D)J recombination
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which immune receptor V, D, and J, or V and J gene segments, depending on the specific receptor, are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS).
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033152 | immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination |
| GO:0033153 | T cell receptor V(D)J recombination |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002562 | somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus |
