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N-nucleotide

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N-nucleotides, or nontemplated nucleotides are believed to exist only to create diversity at V(D)J junctions (see V(D)J recombination) during lymphocyte development.[1] The addition of these nucleotides is aided by an enzyme called Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)

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