McClintock

[ muh-klin-tuh k, -tok ]

/ məˈklɪn tək, -tɒk /

noun

Barbara,1902–92, U.S. geneticist: Nobel prize 1983.

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Example sentences from the Web for mcclintock

It was near here that McClintock, the explorer, was frozen in for an entire year; but the weather continued unusually mild.
The Greater Republic|Charles Morris
McClintock, on one knee, was working the lever of his rifle like a saw.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
Now there was the Widow McClintock owned that farm above here.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865|Various
Another author would have found another instrument when he decided to defeat this elopement; but that is not McClintock's way.
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories|Mark Twain

There was no doubt that McClintock was not only enlisted, but interested at last.
The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins

Medical definitions for mcclintock

McClintock

[ mə-klĭn′tək, -tŏk′ ]

Barbara 1902-1992

American genetic botanist. She won a 1983 Nobel Prize for discovering that genes are mobile within the chromosomes of a plant cell.

Scientific definitions for mcclintock

McClintock

[ mə-klĭn′tək ]

Barbara 1902-1992

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.