S_region (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0001836 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | The switch region of immunoglobulin heavy chains; it is involved in the rearrangement of heavy chain DNA leading to the expression of a different immunoglobulin classes from the same B-cell. |
| Synonyms: | S region |
| DB Xrefs: | SO: ke |
| Parent: | vertebrate_immune_system_gene_recombination_feature (SO:0000301) |
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