Term Name: | somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response |
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Synonyms: | somatic hypermutation of antibody genes during immune response, somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes during immune response |
Definition: | Mutations occurring somatically that result in amino acid changes in the rearranged V regions of immunoglobulins following the induction of and contributing to an immune response. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002205] QuickGO AmiGO |