Definitions of gene rearrangement, b-lymphocyte, light chain
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Definition of 'gene rearrangement, b-lymphocyte, light chain'
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1. gene rearrangement, b-lymphocyte, light chain Ordered rearrangement of B-lymphocyte variable gene regions coding for the kappa or lambda IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS, thereby contributing to antibody diversity. It occurs during the second stage of differentiation of the IMMATURE B-LYMPHOCYTES.