Question

Barbara McClintock won the Nobel Prize in 1983 when her ___ that genes in corn kernels could \"jump\" proved correct. . . . . . . . . .

A. . conjecture . . . . . . . .
B. . discourse . . . . . . . .
C. . interjection . . . . . . . .
D. . precursor

Answer 1

Barbara McClintock won the Nobel Prize in 1983 when her conjecture that genes in corn kernels could "jump" proved correct. The correct answer is A.