Title:

The Order of the Genes C, Sh, and Wx in Zea Mays with Reference to a Cytologically Known Point in the Chromosome

Creator:

McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992

Date:

1931

Description:

In this seldom-cited paper, published in the same issue of the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" as Creighton and McClintock's paper on genetic and cytological crossingover, McClintock established the crossover frequencies and order of the genes C (red aleurone in the kernel), Sh (shrunken endosperm), and Wx (waxy endosperm).

Periodical:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publisher:

National Academy Press (U.S.)

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Barbara McClintock Papers, American Philosophical Society.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Chromosomes, Zea mays, Genes, Plant, and Genetic Linkage

Format:

Text

Extent:

7 pages

Relation:

Letter from Barbara McClintock to Charles R. Burnham, 1931
Letter from Barbara McClintock to Charles R. Burnham, 1931
Letter from Barbara McClintock to Charles R. Burnham, 1931
Letter from Barbara McClintock to Charles R. Burnham, 1931
Letter from Barbara McClintock to Charles R. Burnham, 1931

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. McClintock, Barbara. "The Order of the Genes C, Sh, and Wx in Zea Mays with Reference to a Cytologically Known Point in the Chromosome." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 17, (1931): 485-491. Article. 7 Images.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Legacy ID:

LLBBBX

NLM ID:

101584613X19

Profiles Collection:

The Barbara McClintock Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X19

Story Section:

Education and Research at Cornell, 1925-1931