Question

Mutations in V-region DNA of rearranged immunoglobulin genes that produce variant immunoglobulins, some of which bind antigen with a higher affinity. These mutations affect only somatic cells and are not inherited through germline transmission

Accepted Answer

somatic hypermutation

Front	Mutations in V-region DNA of rearranged immunoglobulin genes that produce variant immunoglobulins, some of which bind antigen with a higher affinity. These mutations affect only somatic cells and are not inherited through germline transmission
Back	somatic hypermutation

Mutations Somatic V Region Dna Rearranged Immunoglobulin Genes Produce