Plot mitochondrial DNA

Choose any of 1,414 mtDNA features for each axis: the length, GC content and strand skews of every region; the frequency of each codon and amino acid, the base composition at fourfold-degenerate sites and the protein hydropathy (GRAVY) of each protein-coding gene; and the repeats, non-B DNA motifs and simple repeats of the whole genome and its major arc. Type in the picker to find one quickly, e.g. ND6 GC or CUA. Maximum lifespan and 10 other life-history traits from AnAge are in the picker's last tab.

Lifespan, body mass and other skewed traits start on a log scale; switch either axis with its Log toggle. Narrow the plot to one class or order, and highlight species to see where they sit.

Live statistics describe exactly what is plotted: the number of species, Pearson r on the plotted (log-transformed where the axis is log) values, Spearman ρ on ranks, a two-tailed p-value and an optional least-squares fit line.

Corrected statistics appear when one axis is a life-history trait. They come from the data pipeline for every trait and feature pair in all species, 7 classes and 24 orders with at least 20 species: the Benjamini–Hochberg q-value, the phylogenetically independent contrasts (PIC) correlation on a dated tree and, for lifespan, the partial correlation with body mass held constant.

Every view is a link: the address bar keeps the axes, scales, group and highlights, so Copy link shares exactly what you see. Species pages link here with their species highlighted.

For summary tables (n, mean, SD, min, median, max) of every region by class, order and family, see Statistics. Download every table from the data page, and see methods and sources for how each feature and statistic is computed.