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RefNoEC/1989/45
Previous numbersCert XXII, 189
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TitleMcClintock, Barbara: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date1988
DescriptionCertificate of Candidate for Election to Foreign Membership. Citation typed
CitationBarbara McClintock was mainly responsible for founding a whole new field of genetics - that of transposable genetic elements. With great industry and brilliant insight she single-handedly characterised two families of transposable elements in maize and built up a stock of detailed genetic information on their properties which continues to be of immense value to other investigators. The novelty of her conclusions initially provoked scepticism, or even disbelief, but her discoveries have been fully confirmed now by molecular as well as genetic analysis. Transposable elements have now been found in many different organisms and are being studied in numerous laboratories throughout the world both for their intrinsic interest and for their value as probes of genetic structure and function.
Prior to this work on transposable elements she was responsible with Barbara Creighton for showing the equivalence of crossovers and chiasmata
The award of her Nobel Prize reflects the importance of her contributions to biological science.
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5972McClintock; Barbara (1902 - 1992)1902 - 1992
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