McClintock was widely credited with discovering transposition after other researchers finally discovered the process in bacteria, yeast, and bacteriophages in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
McClintock została doceniona za odkrycie transpozycji po tym, jak inni naukowcy wykryli ten proces u bakterii, drożdży i bakteriofagów pod koniec lat 60. i na początku 70.