MitoAge

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

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Maximum lifespan
29.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,604 bp
RefSeq NC_009684.1
GC content
48.59%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,095 bp
D-loop 1,049 bp

Where Mallard sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Mallard has the 483rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Mallard
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Base composition

Whole genome16,604 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.351
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.136

Life history

Maximum lifespan
29.1 years
Adult weight
1 kg
Birth weight
32.8 g
Basal metabolic rate
4.068 W
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
26 days
Litter or clutch size
9
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.12 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00301)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality
acceptable, medium 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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,604 bp
Protein-coding11,387 bp
12S rRNA985 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop1,049 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp25.5%24.2%15.7%34.6%50.31%−0.374+0.025
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp28.9%20.8%13.3%37.1%50.34%−0.472+0.163
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp25.5%24.0%17.8%32.7%50.48%−0.295+0.029
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II687 bp29.0%22.3%16.3%32.5%48.76%−0.331+0.131
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%18.5%7.1%38.7%45.83%−0.688+0.319
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.5%22.4%11.7%37.4%49.12%−0.524+0.121
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.0%22.6%16.5%34.9%51.40%−0.360+0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp24.5%23.6%16.2%35.6%51.85%−0.374+0.018
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.3%23.2%16.8%34.7%51.52%−0.346+0.042
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%22.9%12.1%35.6%47.68%−0.492+0.126
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,824 bp28.9%21.3%13.9%35.9%49.78%−0.443+0.151
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp38.1%11.1%12.8%37.9%50.77%−0.494+0.549
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp26.8%24.2%14.0%35.0%48.99%−0.429+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA985 bp31.5%19.1%21.1%28.3%49.44%−0.146+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,602 bp34.1%20.5%20.2%25.2%45.38%−0.109+0.250
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,049 bp28.0%25.2%15.4%31.4%46.81%−0.340+0.054

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU54
UUC167
Leu L17.5%
UUA35
UUG18
CUU48
CUC176
CUA300
CUG90
Ile I7.3%
AUU57
AUC222
Met M4.3%
AUA107
AUG57
Val V5.2%
GUU29
GUC66
GUA73
GUG28
Ser S7.4%
UCU26
UCC91
UCA93
UCG13
AGU6
AGC52
Pro P6.1%
CCU26
CCC100
CCA91
CCG14
Thr T8.2%
ACU35
ACC143
ACA123
ACG11
Ala A8.8%
GCU40
GCC190
GCA94
GCG11
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU23
UAC83
His H2.9%
CAU8
CAC101
Gln Q2.4%
CAA71
CAG19
Asn N3.2%
AAU14
AAC107
Lys K2.4%
AAA78
AAG12
Asp D1.6%
GAU9
GAC51
Glu E2.5%
GAA72
GAG23
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG16
Arg R1.9%
CGU4
CGC16
CGA38
CGG16
Gly G5.9%
GGU11
GGC80
GGA82
GGG51
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_009684.1

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  • 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 (48.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,0491,049 bp–46.8%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,0501,11970 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1202,104985 bp+49.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,1052,17571 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,1763,7771,602 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,7783,85174 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,8564,833978 bp+50.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,8324,90372 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,9114,98171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,9815,04969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,0506,0881,039 bp+50.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,0896,16476 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,1686,23669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,2396,31173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,3126,37766 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,3776,44872 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,4508,0001,551 bp+50.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,9928,06473 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,0678,13569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,1378,823687 bp+48.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,8258,89369 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,8959,062168 bp+45.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,0539,736684 bp+49.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,73610,519784 bp+51.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,52010,58869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,58910,940352 bp+51.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,94211,01170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,01211,308297 bp+51.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,30212,6791,378 bp+47.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,68012,74869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,74912,81466 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,81412,88471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,88514,7081,824 bp+49.8%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,70815,8501,143 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,85315,92169 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,93216,00170 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,01216,533522 bp−50.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,53416,60471 bp−–

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