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What is immunoglobulin diversity generated by?
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Dr. Amit Goldinganswered
20 years experience
Combinatorial: The genes that encode our antigen receptors (immunoglobulin and T cell receptors) are made up of hundreds of gene segments. These "V-D-J" segments recombine in potentially millions of combinations so that each immune cell has one final version that makes a unique receptor. This process is random but if the cell encounters its antigen it will be activated and can turn into a "memory" cell.
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