V(D)J recombination
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).
GO:0002562
somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus
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V(D)J joining
exact
V-D-J joining
exact
V-D-J recombination
exact
V-J joining
exact
V-J recombination
exact