The rearranged DNA elements encoding the V regions of antibodies are estimated to have a mutation rate 105 times greater than that of other genetic loci in the same cell. This phenomenon is referred to as __________.
A) somatic hypermutation
B) somatic hypomutation
C) somatic hyperattenuation
D) enhanced mutability
E) mutational hyperannuity
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