The antibody diversity created by the combinatorial joining of V, D, and J segments by V(D)J recombination
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The antibody diversity created by the combinatorial joining of V, D, and J segments by V(D)J recombination pales in comparison to the enormous diversity created by the random gain and loss of nucleotides at V, D, and J joining sites.
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Antibody diversity is generated by combinatorial VJ and VDJ Joining The random rearrangement of multiple germline gene segments is the major contribut...View the full answer
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