V(D)J Recombination

Synonyms

Recombination, VDJ

Recombinations, VDJ

VDJ Recombination

VDJ Recombinations

The process by which the V (variable), D (diversity), and J (joining) segments of IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENES or T-CELL RECEPTOR GENES are assembled during the development of LYMPHOID CELLS using NONHOMOLOGOUS DNA END-JOINING.