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McClintock
[ muh-klin-tuhk, -tok ]
noun
- Barbara, 1902–92, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize 1983.
McClintock
- American geneticist who researched the chromosome theory of heredity and demonstrated how genes can control other genes and jump from chromosome to chromosome. These “jumping genes†were later called transposons . She was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1983.
Example Sentences
Asked about the Elk Grove representative’s comments, spokesperson Jennifer Cressy said “his views have not changed†since 2018, when McClintock railed against tariffs in a House floor speech.
“There is no more perfect way to turn abundance into scarcity than by levying a tariff on imports,†McClintock said at the time.
Jon McClintock said he was aware of at least five identical thefts that happened in Anaheim and more across Orange County.
At USC, hundreds of protesters shut down the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue in the afternoon.
“In California, you can’t prosecute somebody for voting illegally unless you can prove they actually knew it was illegal,†McClintock continued.
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