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. 2000 Jun 5;191(11):1813–1818. doi: 10.1084/jem.191.11.1813

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Organization of antibody genes. Gene segment numbers for humans and mice are indicated as n man/n mouse. Sequences involved in recombination are designated: ▸, 2 turn RSS; ▹, 1 turn RSS; striped ◃, κ deleting element (κde); >, VH central embedded heptamer (5′-CACAGTG-3′); and <, VH terminal embedded heptamer (5′-TACTGTG-3′).