Barbara McClintock born on June 16, 1902 to Sara Handy and Thomas Henry McClintock.She resided in Hartford, Connecticut. Her family then moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1908. She graduated Erasmus Hill High School in 1919. She discovered her attraction for genetics. Barbara attended Cornell’s College of Agriculture for her studies in Botany. In 1923, she earned her bachelors and master’s degree in 1925. She has also earned a Ph. D in 1927. Women were not allowed to major in genetics. She joined a group of researchers who studied corn genetics at cellular level. Barbara became an instructor and researcher at Cornell University after she completed her degrees. She was encouraged to work towards genetic research at different universities.
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During this time the Nazi party forced a lot of scientists to relocate. Barbara was not given the opportunity to study and traveled back to the united states to Cornell University. Barbara became an assistant professor of Genetics at the university of Missouri where she continued to research. At that time at Missouri she continued the research genes on fruit flies and different organisms through X-rays. X-rays caused mutations, so it changed the organisms. She discovered a gene that was mapped to a specific location on a chromosome. Barbara left the university of Missouri in 1941. She was offered a position at the Carnegie institution department of genetics in long island, New York. She was independent and was not required to teach. Barbara has become a role model and American Association of University Women gave her an award. In 1948, Barbara continued her work on the mapping of new genes using the X-ray and she discovered gene controllers can change positions on the chromosome. She developed a theory in which she has named controlling units, which the transportable elements regulated the genes by selectively adjust their
During this time the Nazi party forced a lot of scientists to relocate. Barbara was not given the opportunity to study and traveled back to the united states to Cornell University. Barbara became an assistant professor of Genetics at the university of Missouri where she continued to research. At that time at Missouri she continued the research genes on fruit flies and different organisms through X-rays. X-rays caused mutations, so it changed the organisms. She discovered a gene that was mapped to a specific location on a chromosome. Barbara left the university of Missouri in 1941. She was offered a position at the Carnegie institution department of genetics in long island, New York. She was independent and was not required to teach. Barbara has become a role model and American Association of University Women gave her an award. In 1948, Barbara continued her work on the mapping of new genes using the X-ray and she discovered gene controllers can change positions on the chromosome. She developed a theory in which she has named controlling units, which the transportable elements regulated the genes by selectively adjust their