| id | GO:0033151 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | V(D)J recombination |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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)." [GOC:add, ISBN:0781700221, ISBN:0781735149 "Fundamental Immunology"] |
| synonym | "V(D)J joining" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "V-D-J joining" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "V-D-J recombination" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "V-J joining" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "V-J recombination" EXACT [] |
| xref | Wikipedia:V(D)J_recombination |
| is_a | GO:0002562 ! somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus |