Term Name: somatic diversification of immune receptors
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Definition: The somatic process allowing for the production of immune receptors whose specificity is not encoded in the germline genomic sequences.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002200]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: immune system development
is a type of: immune system process
has subtype: somatic diversification of DSCAM-based immune receptors somatic diversification of FREP-based immune receptors somatic diversification of immune receptors by N region addition somatic diversification of immune receptors via alternate splicing somatic diversification of immune receptors via gene conversion somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus somatic diversification of immune receptors via somatic mutation somatic diversification of immunoglobulins somatic diversification of T cell receptor genes somatic diversification of variable lymphocyte receptors of jawless fish