Term Name: somatic diversification of immunoglobulin genes by N region addition
Synonyms: somatic diversification of antibody genes by N region addition
Definition: The addition of variable numbers of random nucleotides by terminal deoxytransferase in the N regions of heavy chain immunoglobulin genes. N regions are found at the V-D and D-J recombinational junctions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002570]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments
is a type of: somatic diversification of immune receptors by N region addition somatic diversification of immunoglobulins