D gene segment

<molecular biology> Diversity gene segment. Part of the gene for the immunoglobin heavy chain, it codes for part of the hypervariable region of the VH domain and is located between the VH and JH segments. There are probably about 20 different D segments.

(18 Nov 1997)


Terms mentioned in text: molecular biology, diversity, gene, segment, part, heavy chain, codes, hypervariable region, domain, probably
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