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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158619303321

Autore

Small Cathleen

Titolo

Barbara McClintock : cytogeneticist and discoverer of mobile genetic elements / / Cathleen Small

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-5026-2312-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits

Collana

Women in Science

Disciplina

576.5092

Soggetti

Cytogeneticists - United States

Women cytogeneticists - United States

Cytogenetics - Research - History

Nobel Prize winners

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The early life of Barbara McClintock -- 2. The times of Barbara McClintock -- 3. Barbara McClintock and cytogenetics -- 4. Contemporaries, criticisms, and controversies -- 5. Barbara McClintock's impact on cytogenetics.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) and her contributions to the scientific study of genetics. She won a Nobel Prize for some of the most important advances in cytogenetics in the twentieth century.