Title:

Maize Genetics

Creator:

McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992

Date:

1943

Description:

In this report, McClintock used the BFB cycle to explore the effects of loss of increasingly larger amounts of a chromosome. The broader implications of her findings hinted toward the possibility of purposely generating specific mutations, a potentially powerful tool for mapping genes along a chromosome arm.

Periodical:

Carnegie Institution of Washington Yearbook

Publisher:

Carnegie Institution of Washington

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Chromosome Breakage, Crossing Over, Genetic, Mutation, Zea mays, and Genetics

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. McClintock, Barbara. "Maize Genetics." Carnegie Institution of Washington Yearbook 42, (1943): 148-152. Article. 5 Images.. Carnegie Institution of Washington Yearbook

Legacy ID:

LLBBCH

NLM ID:

101584613X27

Profiles Collection:

The Barbara McClintock Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X27