Barbara McClintock

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Barbara McClintock was an American cytogeneticist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering "jumping genes" (transposable elements) in maize, fundamentally transforming genetics.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
cytogeneticist
geneticist
human
academicDegree PhD in botany
awardReceived Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
MacArthur Fellowship
linked to: MacArthur Fellows

National Medal of Science
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-06-16
dateOfDeath 1992-09-02
educatedAt Cornell University
employer Carnegie Institution of Washington
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cornell University
familyName McClintock
fieldOfWork cytogenetics
genetics
plant genetics
fullName Barbara McClintock
givenName Barbara
hasResearchFocus chromosome breakage and fusion
gene regulation in plants
influenced modern molecular genetics
understanding of genome plasticity
knownFor concept of jumping genes
discovery of transposable elements
research on maize genetics
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
NobelPrizeCategory Physiology or Medicine
NobelPrizeYear 1983
notableAchievement first woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
notableWork Demonstration of genetic recombination by cytological methods in maize
Discovery of controlling elements in maize
linked to: Barbara McClintock
occupation cytogeneticist
geneticist
scientist
placeOfBirth Hartford, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath Huntington, New York, United States
residence Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States
sexOrGender female
studied chromosomes
maize
transposable elements
workLocation Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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National Medal of Science hasRecipient Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock fullName Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock notableWork Discovery of controlling elements in maize
linked to: Barbara McClintock
McClintock hasNotableBearer Barbara McClintock
Nina Fedoroff influencedBy Barbara McClintock