Term Name: somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments
Synonyms: somatic recombination of antibody gene segments
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016447]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: somatic diversification of immunoglobulin genes by N region addition
is a type of: somatic diversification of immune receptors via germline recombination within a single locus somatic diversification of immunoglobulins
has subtype: B cell receptor editing immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination somatic recombination of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response