Barbara McClintock

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:scientist
biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Medicine
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-06-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1992-09-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Huntington,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Lester_W._Sharp
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:field cytogenetics
genetics
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barbara McClintock
gptkbp:influenced genetics research
molecular biology
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of transposons
maize cytogenetics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1983
discovery of mobile genetic elements
gptkbp:notableWork discovery of jumping genes
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Significance_of_Responses_of_the_Genome_to_Challenge
gptkb:The_origin_and_behavior_of_mutable_loci_in_maize
Chromosome organization and genic expression
The stability of broken ends of chromosomes in Zea mays
The relation of a particular chromosomal element to the development of the nucleoli in Zea mays
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Huntington_Rural_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Barbara McClintock signature.svg
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
scientific articles
gptkbp:thesisTitle A cytological study of meiosis in Zea mays
gptkbp:thesisYear 1927
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_Missouri
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_of_Washington
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3