Barbara McClintockBorn: June 16 1902
Died on: September 2 1992
In 1983, McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She was awarded this prize due to her discovery of genetic transposition. Barbara is the only female to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and not share it.
Famous Publications:
"Chromosome constitution of races of maize."
"Some parallels between gene control systems in maize and in bacteria"
Contributions to the world of genetics: Discovered transposition.
checked. where's replication?
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