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).
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
TCR V(D)J recombination
narrow_synonym:
T cell receptor V-D-J joining; T cell receptor V-J joining; T cell receptor V-J recombination