Download or read book Barbara McClintock written by J. Heather Cullen and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara McClintock won the Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work in maize genetics. Her research demystified heredity by showing that genetic elements could move from one chromosome to another—movement now referred to as transposition. Learn more about this determined scientist who faced many obstacles while performing her important work.