Term Name: T cell receptor V(D)J recombination
Synonyms: T cell receptor V(D)J joining, T cell receptor V-D-J joining, T cell receptor V-D-J recombination, T cell receptor V-J joining, T cell receptor V-J recombination, T-cell receptor V(D)J recombination, TCR V(D)J recombination
Definition: The process in which T cell receptor V, D, and J, or V and J gene segments, depending on the specific locus, are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0033153]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: somatic recombination of T cell receptor gene segments V(D)J recombination