Database: Jumping Genes

//USA//1927
Barbara McClintock was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and studied botany at , but completed all the genetic courses she could attend. She pursued her interest in genetics and focused her research on chromosomes.
McClintock narrowed her focus even more to specialize in . Her major discovery involved the manipulation and transposition of genes around chromosomes.
In 1983, McClintock was awarded the for her research and discoveries in genetic transposition.
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