BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS
Vol. 37, Nos. 1-2, February 1999


CONTENTS


SDS-PAGE Pattern Polymorphism of X-Chromosoma! Glue Proteins in Natural Populations of
Two Drosophifa nasufa Subgroup Species 1
S, H. Pamesh and N. Shivanna


Analysis of Background-Dependent Genetic Interactions Without Inbred Strains 23
llija Kovac and Dragostav Mannkovic


Divergence of the Regulation of (alfa)-Amylase Activity In Drosophifa melongaster, Drosophila
funebris and Drosophila saltans 41
Yozo Bguchi and Yoshinon Matsuo


Adaptation to a Starch Environment and Regulation of a-Amyfase in DrosophUa 53
Junichi Fujimoto, Chie Kanou, Yozo Eguchi, and Yoshinori Matsuo



Frequencies in the Japanese Population of HFEGene Mutations 63
Tetsuro Sohda, Jumchi Yanai, Hidenobu Soejfma, anclKazuo Tamura


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BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS

Vol. 37, Nos. 3/4, April 1999

CONTENTS

Insulin-like Growth Factor mRNA in Barramundi (Lates calcarifef): Alternative Splicing and
Nonresponsiveness to Growth Hormone 69
A. KinhultStdhIbom, V. Ft. Sara, and P. Hoeben

Ethanol Tolerance and Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH; EC 1.1.1.1) Activity in Species of the
cardini Group of Drosophifa 95
Wilma V. Colon-ParrHIa and lvette Perez-Chiesa

CAG Repeats in Various Organisms Studied by Southern Blot Analysis 109
Bjom Grinde, Ingrid Olsaker, and Enok Tjotta

The Mouse Phil and Rhag Genes: Sequence, Organization, Expression, and
Chromosomal Mapping 119
Zhi Uu and Cheng-Han Huang

Molecular Identification of a Murine Ubiquitin/60S Ribosomal Fusion Protein and Expression
Study in Mouse Kidney 139
Un Sun and Rudolf P. WOthrich


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BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS
Vol. 37, Nos. 5/6, June 1999


CONTENTS

Properties of Phenoloxidases Generated from Prophenoloxidase with 2-Propanol and the
Natural Activator in Drosophila melanogaster 149
Nobuhiko Asada and Hiroshi Sezaki


Genetic Diversity of Chinese Native Pigs Inferred from Protein Electrophoresis 159
Xiaoqiu Wu, Bo Ding, and Ya-ping Zhang


Cloning and Tissue Expressional Characterization of a Full-Length cDNA Encoding Human
Neuronal Protein P17.3 175
Yingyu Cut, Long Yu, Puomu Gong, Min Zhang, Yuxin Fan, Peng Yue, and Shouyuan Zhao


A Comparison of the Structures of the Alpha:Beta and Alpha:Gamma Dimers of Mouse Salivary
Androgen-Binding Protein (ABP) and Their Differential Steroid Binding 187
Robert C. Karn and Mark A. Clements


Genetic Diversity and Taxonomic Implication of Cordyceps sinensis as Revealed by
RAPD Markers 201
Yongjiu Chen, Ya-Ping Zhang, Yuexiong Yang, and Darong Yang