Anas acuta
Northern pintail
GC content
49.10%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,090 bp
D-loop 1,044 bp
Where Northern pintail sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern pintail has the 533rd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,599 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.339
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.131
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 27.4 years
- Adult weight
- 721 g
- Birth weight
- 26 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 240 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 240 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 22 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 7.5
- Litters per year
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00289)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable, large sample
- Licence
- Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
- Status
- Updated in build 2
- In the database since
- build 1 (2015-07-01)
- Last changed
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,599 bp
Protein-coding11,386 bp
12S rRNA986 bp
16S rRNA1,603 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop1,044 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 50.61% | −0.354 | +0.027 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 49.86% | −0.486 | +0.163 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 51.06% | −0.290 | +0.030 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 687 bp | 49.64% | −0.314 | +0.121 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.24% | −0.658 | +0.304 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 50.29% | −0.512 | +0.118 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 51.40% | −0.355 | +0.060 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 50.14% | −0.364 | +0.006 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 54.21% | −0.317 | +0.015 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 49.42% | −0.448 | +0.102 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,824 bp | 49.73% | −0.433 | +0.149 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 521 bp | 52.59% | −0.482 | +0.579 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 50.22% | −0.397 | +0.037 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 986 bp | 49.59% | −0.157 | +0.260 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,603 bp | 45.54% | −0.115 | +0.251 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,044 bp | 46.74% | −0.311 | +0.036 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU58
UUC163
Leu L17.6%
UUA47
UUG18
CUU48
CUC173
CUA279
CUG104
Ile I7.3%
AUU61
AUC215
Met M4.3%
AUA101
AUG63
Val V5.2%
GUU26
GUC66
GUA64
GUG41
Ser S7.5%
UCU27
UCC91
UCA81
UCG24
AGU4
AGC57
Pro P6.1%
CCU19
CCC104
CCA92
CCG16
Thr T8.3%
ACU34
ACC146
ACA121
ACG13
Ala A8.8%
GCU30
GCC199
GCA94
GCG10
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU20
UAC87
His H2.8%
CAU7
CAC100
Gln Q2.4%
CAA69
CAG23
Asn N3.1%
AAU14
AAC104
Lys K2.4%
AAA78
AAG12
Asp D1.6%
GAU10
GAC52
Glu E2.5%
GAA66
GAG30
Cys C0.8%
UGU2
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA85
UGG21
Arg R1.9%
CGU2
CGC20
CGA36
CGG15
Gly G5.8%
GGU9
GGC80
GGA78
GGG55
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_024631.1Hover, 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 (49.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 71 | 1,056 | 986 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,057 | 1,127 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,128 | 2,730 | 1,603 bp | + | 45.5% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,731 | 2,804 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,809 | 3,786 | 978 bp | + | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,785 | 3,856 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,864 | 3,934 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,934 | 4,002 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,003 | 5,041 | 1,039 bp | + | 49.9% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,042 | 5,117 | 76 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,121 | 5,189 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,192 | 5,264 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,265 | 5,330 | 66 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,330 | 5,400 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,402 | 6,952 | 1,551 bp | + | 51.1% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,944 | 7,016 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,019 | 7,087 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,089 | 7,775 | 687 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,777 | 7,845 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,847 | 8,014 | 168 bp | + | 45.2% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,005 | 8,688 | 684 bp | + | 50.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,688 | 9,471 | 784 bp | + | 51.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,472 | 9,540 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,541 | 9,892 | 352 bp | + | 50.1% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,894 | 9,963 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,964 | 10,260 | 297 bp | + | 54.2% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,254 | 11,631 | 1,378 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,632 | 11,700 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,701 | 11,766 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,766 | 11,836 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,837 | 13,660 | 1,824 bp | + | 49.7% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,660 | 14,802 | 1,143 bp | + | 50.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,805 | 14,873 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,883 | 14,952 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,964 | 15,484 | 521 bp | − | 52.6% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,484 | 15,555 | 72 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,556 | 16,599 | 1,044 bp | – | 46.7% |