somatic diversification theory

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Theory that very few immunoglobulins (Ig) are inherited, but that extensive antibody diversity arises from mutations in non-reproductive cells.
See also: somatic recombination, V(D)J recombination
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1246 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'somatic diversification theory' 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.13687 RIS BibTex EndNote
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