#somatic_recombination
Somatic recombination
Alteration of the DNA of a somatic cell that is inherited by its daughter cells
Somatic recombination, as opposed to the genetic recombination that occurs in meiosis, is an alteration of the DNA of a somatic cell that is inherited by its daughter cells. The term is usually reserved for large-scale alterations of DNA such as chromosomal translocations and deletions and not applied to point mutations. Somatic recombination occurs physiologically in the assembly of the B cell receptor and T-cell receptor genes, as well as in the class switching of immunoglobulins. Somatic recombination is also important in the process of carcinogenesis.
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