Barbara McClintock
16 June 1902 – 2 September 1992
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of transposable elements, or 'jumping genes'. Working with maize, she made fundamental contributions to the understanding of chromosomes and genetic regulation.
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Life events
Barbara McClintock was born in Hartford and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe received her doctorate in botany, focusing on the cytogenetics of maize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWith Harriet Creighton she produced evidence linking chromosomal crossover to the exchange of genetic traits.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe took a research position at Cold Spring Harbor, where she spent the rest of her career.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe became the first woman to serve as president of the society.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe identified genetic transposition, showing that genes can move within and between chromosomes.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of mobile genetic elements.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBarbara McClintock died at the age of 90.
Source: en.wikipedia.org