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T-Cell Receptor Genes

DNA sequences, in cells of the T-lymphocyte lineage, that code for T-cell receptors. The TcR genes are formed by somatic rearrangement (see GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE and its children) of germline gene segments, and resemble Ig genes in their mechanisms of diversity generation and expression.

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DNA sequences, in cells of the T-lymphocyte lineage, that code for T-cell receptors. The TcR genes are formed by somatic rearrangement (see GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE and its children) of germline gene segments, and resemble Ig genes in their mechanisms of diversity generation and expression.

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  • Genes, T-Cell Receptor
  • TcR Genes
  • Gene, T-Cell Receptor
  • Gene, TcR
  • Genes, T Cell Receptor
  • Genes, TcR
  • T Cell Receptor Genes
  • T-Cell Receptor Gene
  • TcR Gene

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  1. National Library of Medicine. T-Cell Receptor Genes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019672. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019672
  2. T-Cell Receptor Genes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71226112