title: Genetics in the age of systems biology.
abstract: Systems biology has become a fashionable label for a new generation of large-scale experiments. This essay explores how classical approaches such as forward genetics fit into this emerging framework.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Peter Robin
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hiesinger
authors.forename: Bassem A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005823:Genetics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000639:trends*