Maximum lifespan
10.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
45.14%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,363 bp
D-loop 1,279 bp

Where Crested auklet sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Crested auklet has the 1,534th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Crested auklet
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,848 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.379
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.132

Life history

Maximum lifespan
10.8 years
Adult weight
289 g
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
3 years
Gestation or incubation
34 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.197 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00406)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, medium sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,848 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
D-loop1,279 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Aethia cristatella genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.3%26.3%14.1%32.3%46.42%−0.392+0.019
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.7%23.6%10.1%33.6%43.70%−0.537+0.162
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.5%25.7%16.5%30.2%46.74%−0.294+0.034
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.4%25.0%14.5%31.1%45.61%−0.365+0.081
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%22.0%7.1%38.7%45.83%−0.688+0.187
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.1%24.4%10.2%37.3%47.52%−0.569+0.070
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp30.0%25.3%14.8%30.0%44.77%−0.339+0.085
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.6%26.8%13.1%32.5%45.58%−0.425+0.016
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%25.9%14.5%31.3%45.79%−0.368+0.043
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%23.9%9.9%34.8%44.78%−0.556+0.135
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.2%22.7%11.4%34.7%46.06%−0.505+0.158
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp43.1%12.5%10.2%34.3%44.44%−0.543+0.552
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.3%24.1%13.0%34.6%47.59%−0.452+0.078
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp30.1%21.7%21.5%26.6%48.15%−0.107+0.163
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,602 bp34.5%20.7%18.3%26.6%44.88%−0.185+0.250
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,279 bp33.7%25.4%13.1%27.8%40.89%−0.361+0.140

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU59
UUC163
Leu L17.5%
UUA72
UUG20
CUU54
CUC160
CUA313
CUG47
Ile I7.7%
AUU70
AUC222
Met M4.4%
AUA133
AUG35
Val V4.3%
GUU30
GUC46
GUA68
GUG20
Ser S7.6%
UCU37
UCC86
UCA106
UCG6
AGU7
AGC47
Pro P5.9%
CCU47
CCC65
CCA108
CCG4
Thr T9.3%
ACU57
ACC154
ACA134
ACG7
Ala A7.7%
GCU61
GCC120
GCA103
GCG10
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU31
UAC78
His H2.9%
CAU25
CAC84
Gln Q2.6%
CAA81
CAG17
Asn N3.5%
AAU18
AAC114
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG5
Asp D1.7%
GAU17
GAC46
Glu E2.4%
GAA79
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG10
Arg R1.8%
CGU10
CGC20
CGA37
CGG3
Gly G5.8%
GGU44
GGC57
GGA82
GGG38
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_045517.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Aethia cristatella (NC_045517.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,042972 bp+48.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11271 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1252,7261,602 bp+44.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7272,80074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8073,784978 bp+46.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7833,85573 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8653,93571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9354,00369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0045,0421,039 bp+43.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0435,11573 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1175,18569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1895,26173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2705,33667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3365,40671 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4086,9581,551 bp+46.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9507,02475 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0277,09569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0977,780684 bp+45.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7827,85170 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8538,020168 bp+45.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0118,694684 bp+47.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6949,477784 bp+44.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4789,54669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5479,898352 bp+45.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9039,97169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,97310,269297 bp+45.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,26311,6401,378 bp+44.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64111,71070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71111,77666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,77611,84671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,84713,6611,815 bp+46.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67514,8171,143 bp+47.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,82114,89070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,89514,96369 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,97415,495522 bp−44.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49915,56971 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,57016,8481,279 bp–40.9%