diversity gene

synonym: D gene
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13098
Small segment of immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy-chain or T-cell receptor DNA between the variable (V) gene and joining (J) gene segments, coding for the third hypervariable region of the receptors.
See also: V(D)J recombination
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1158 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'diversity gene' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13098 RIS BibTex EndNote
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