somatic recombination of T cell receptor gene segments V(D)J recombination T cell receptor V(D)J recombination GO:0033153 TCR V(D)J recombination T-cell receptor V(D)J recombination The process in which T cell receptor V, D, and J, or V and J gene segments, depending on the specific locus, are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS). T cell receptor V(D)J joining biological_process T cell receptor V-J joining T cell receptor V-J recombination T cell receptor V-D-J recombination T cell receptor V-D-J joining