Which of the Following Mechanisms Is NOT Involved in the Generation

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mechanisms is NOT involved in the generation of antibody diversity?

• A) Recombination with excision of DNA between a V gene sequence and a J sequence
• B) Splicing out of RNA sequences between a J region and a C region
• C) Somatic hypermutation
• D) Non-homologous end joining and DNA repair
• E) Transposition

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