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Potential germline repertoire: chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHV, IGHD and IGHJ genes on chromosome 31

Chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHV genes

The chicken (Gallus gallus) IGH locus on chromosome 31 comprises 94 IGHV genes belonging to 1 IGHV subgroup:

• 1 FUNCTIONAL
• 93 PSEUDOGENE

IMGT group	IMGT subgroup	Functional	ORF	Pseudogene	Total
IGHV	IGHV1	1	0	93 (72:21)	94
Total		1	0	93	94

In the column 'Pseudogene', the number of pseudogenes with V-REGION in-frame and the number of pseudogenes with frameshift(s) are shown separated by two dots, between parentheses.

Chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHD genes

The chicken (Gallus gallus) IGH locus on chromosome 31 comprises 4 IGHD genes belonging to 1 IGHD set:

• 3 FUNCTIONAL
• 1 ORF (Open Reading Frame)

IMGT group	IMGT set or subgroup (if any)	Functional	ORF	Pseudogene	Total
IGHD	IGHD	3	1	0	4
Total		3	1	0	4

Chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHJ genes

The chicken (Gallus gallus) IGH locus on chromosome 31 comprises 1 IGHJ gene belonging to 1 IGHJ set:

• 1 FUNCTIONAL

IMGT group	IMGT set or subgroup (if any)	Functional	ORF	Pseudogene	Total
IGHJ	IGHJ	1	0	0	1
Total		1	0	0	1

More information:
Gene table: chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHV
Gene table: chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHD
Gene table: chicken (Gallus gallus) IGHJ
Locus description: chicken (Gallus gallus) IGH

Created: 24/04/2018
Last updated: 02/10/2025 13:10
Author: Perrine Pégorier
Editor: Chantal Ginestoux

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