Contents -- I -- 1 The achaete-scute Complex: ac, sc, Isc, ase -- 2 The Actin Genes: Act5C, Act42A, Act57B, Act79B, Act87E, Act88F -- 3 Alcohol dehydrogenase: Adh, Adh-dup -- 4 The α-Amylase Genes: AmyA, AmyB -- 5 The Andropin and Cecropins Gene Cluster: Anp, CecA1, CecA2, CecB, CecC -- 6 bicoid: bcd -- 7 Blastoderm specific gene at 25D: Bsg25D -- 8 Chorion Protein Genes: Cp36, Cp38, Cp15, Cp16, Cp18, Cp19 -- 9 Cuticle Protein Genes: Lcp1, Lcp2, Lcp3, Lcp4, Pcp, Edg78E, Edg84A, Edg91A -- 10 The Cytochrome c Gene Cluster: Cytc1, Cytc2 -- 11 The Dopa decarboxylase Cluster: Ddc, l(2)amd, Cs, DoxA2 -- 12 Elongation Factor Genes: Ef 1α1, Ef 1α2 -- 13 even-skipped: eve -- 14 fushi-tarazu: ftz -- 15 hairy: h -- 16 hunchback: hb -- 17 The Heat-Shock Gene Cluster at 67B: Hsp22, Hsp23, Hsp26, Hsp27, HspG1, HspG2, HspG3 -- 18 The Hsp70 Gene Family: Hsp70A7d, Hsp70A7p, Hsp70C1d1, Hsp70C1d2, Hsp70C1p -- 19 janus: janA, janB -- 20 knirps and Related Genes: kni, knrl, egon -- 21 Kruppel: Kr -- 22 The Metallothionein Genes: Mtn, Mto -- 23 ovarian tumor: otu -- 24 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase Gene: Pgd -- 25 paired: prd -- 26 Ribosomal protein 49: Rp49 -- 27 Salivary Gland Secretion Protein Genes: Sgs3, Sgs5, Sgs7, Sgs8 -- 28 The Serendipity Gene Cluster: Sryα, Sryβ, Sryγ -- 29 Ultrabithorax: Ubx -- 30 vermilion: υ -- 31 Vitelline Membrane Protein Genes: Vm26Aa, Vm26Ab, Vm32E, Vm34C, Fcp3C -- 32 yellow: y -- 33 The Yolk Protein Gene Family: Yp1, Yp2, Yp3 -- II -- 34 Size variations among the elements that constitute the genes of Drosophila -- 35 Messenger RNA splicing signals in Drosophila genes -- 36 Translation start sites and mRNA leaders -- 37 Codon usage -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y -- Z.