1. An Attempt to Pinpoint the Phylogenetic Introduction of Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase Among Bacteria

   • Jacob Handy
   • Russell F. Doolittle

   Pages: 709 - 715

2. Exploring Nonnatural Evolutionary Pathways by Saturation Mutagenesis: Rapid Improvement of Protein Function

   • Kentaro Miyazaki
   • Frances H. Arnold

   Pages: 716 - 720

3. Rapid Evolution of the Ribonuclease A Superfamily: Adaptive Expansion of Independent Gene Clusters in Rats and Mice

   • Neil A. Singhania
   • Kimberly D. Dyer
   • Helene F. Rosenberg

   Pages: 721 - 728

4. Monophyly of Lampreys and Hagfishes Supported by Nuclear DNA–Coded Genes

   • Shigehiro Kuraku
   • Daisuke Hoshiyama
   • Takashi Miyata

   Pages: 729 - 735

5. Functional Analyses of Natural Variation in Sp1 Binding Sites of a TATA-Less Promoter

   • Jeff A. Segal
   • J. Lynn Barnett
   • Douglas L. Crawford

   Pages: 736 - 749

6. Male-Driven Evolution Among Eoaves? A Test of the Replicative Division Hypothesis in a Heterogametic Female (ZW) System

   • Nate W. Kahn
   • Tom W. Quinn

   Pages: 750 - 759

7. Phylogenetic Analysis of Mos1-Like Transposable Elements in the Drosophilidae

   • Frédéric Brunet
   • Fabienne Godin
   • Pierre Capy

   Pages: 760 - 768

8. Gene Conversion and Evolution of Daphniid Hemoglobins (Crustacea, Cladocera)

   • Paul D.N. Hebert
   • Young M. Um
   • Derek J. Taylor

   Pages: 769 - 779

9. Preserved Close Linkage Between the Genes Encoding Troponin I and Troponin T, Reflecting an Evolution of Adapter Proteins Coupling the Ca²⁺ Signaling of Contractility

   • Qi-Quan Huang
   • Jian-Ping Jin

   Pages: 780 - 788

10. Amino Acid Reiterations in Yeast Are Overrepresented in Particular Classes of Proteins and Show Evidence of a Slippage-Like Mutational Process

    • M. Mar Albà
    • Mauro F. Santibáñez-Koref
    • John M. Hancock

    Pages: 789 - 797

11. Analysis of the Primary Sequence and Secondary Structure of the Unusually Long SSU rRNA of the Soil Bug, Armadillidium vulgare

    • Chong Pyo Choe
    • John M. Hancock
    • Won Kim

    Pages: 798 - 805

12. Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer of the Swimming Crab, Charybdis japonica

    • Seong Ho Ryu
    • Yoon Kyung Do
    • Won Kim

    Pages: 806 - 809

13. The Appearance of a Different DNA Sequence May Decrease Nucleotide Diversity

    • Kenichiro Shimatani

    Pages: 810 - 813

14. Papaya (Carica papaya) Lysozyme Is a Member of the Family 19 (Basic, Class II) Chitinases

    • Toto Subroto
    • Siti Sufiati
    • Jaap J. Beintema

    Pages: 819 - 821