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Barbara McClintock

Cytogeneticist

Barbara McClintock investigated chromosomes and inheritance through studies of maize. Her discovery of mobile genetic elements earned the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Wikipedia biography: Barbara McClintock

Photo creditSmithsonian Institution/Science Service; Restored by Adam CuerdenPublic domain