Term Name: somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes
Synonyms: somatic hypermutation of antibody genes
Definition: Mutations occurring somatically that result in amino acid changes in the rearranged V regions of immunoglobulins.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016446]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: somatic diversification of immune receptors via somatic mutation somatic diversification of immunoglobulins
has subtype: somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response
inverse capable_of: Bm3 B cell
inverse has_completed: Bm4 B cell Bm5 B cell