PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - De Stasio, Elizabeth A. TI - Suppressors, Screens, and Genes: An Educational Primer for Use with “A Network of Genes Antagonistic to the LIN-35 Retinoblastoma Protein of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em>” AID - 10.1534/genetics.112.142943 DP - 2012 Aug 01 TA - Genetics PG - 1031--1035 VI - 191 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.genetics.org/content/191/4/1031.short 4100 - http://www.genetics.org/content/191/4/1031.full SO - Genetics2012 Aug 01; 191 AB - An article by Polley and Fay in this issue of GENETICS provides an excellent opportunity to introduce or reinforce concepts of reverse genetics and RNA interference, suppressor screens, synthetic phenotypes, and phenocopy. Necessary background, explanations of these concepts, and a sample approach to classroom use of the original article, including discussion questions, are provided.