Aptenodytes patagonicus
King penguin
GC content
46.84%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,026 bp
D-loop 1,899 bp
Where King penguin sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. King penguin has the 556th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,477 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.412
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.166
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 27 years
- Adult weight
- 13 kg
- Basal metabolic rate
- 25.889 W
- Female sexual maturity
- 4.7 years
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.124 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01667)
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
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome17,477 bp
Protein-coding11,383 bp
12S rRNA978 bp
16S rRNA1,553 bp
All tRNA1,550 bp
D-loop1,899 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 48.26% | −0.445 | +0.028 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 44.76% | −0.587 | +0.192 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 48.61% | −0.334 | +0.082 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 48.25% | −0.376 | +0.153 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 42.86% | −0.722 | +0.229 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.78% | −0.538 | +0.110 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 50.26% | −0.381 | +0.097 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 49.00% | −0.547 | +0.073 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 48.49% | −0.431 | +0.072 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,382 bp | 46.67% | −0.578 | +0.183 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,818 bp | 48.63% | −0.543 | +0.206 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 50.58% | −0.598 | +0.628 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 49.61% | −0.492 | +0.090 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 978 bp | 49.39% | −0.172 | +0.224 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,553 bp | 46.23% | −0.187 | +0.265 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,899 bp | 39.71% | −0.385 | +0.151 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU48
UUC164
Leu L17.6%
UUA43
UUG21
CUU43
CUC204
CUA310
CUG47
Ile I7.3%
AUU64
AUC213
Met M4.4%
AUA138
AUG31
Val V4.2%
GUU25
GUC44
GUA69
GUG21
Ser S7.4%
UCU26
UCC98
UCA97
UCG3
AGU7
AGC49
Pro P6.1%
CCU26
CCC90
CCA109
CCG7
Thr T9.9%
ACU45
ACC181
ACA143
ACG9
Ala A7.8%
GCU47
GCC151
GCA89
GCG11
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU22
UAC90
His H3.0%
CAU9
CAC104
Gln Q2.4%
CAA89
CAG4
Asn N3.4%
AAU18
AAC110
Lys K2.3%
AAA79
AAG7
Asp D1.6%
GAU14
GAC46
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG11
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG17
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC23
CGA35
CGG4
Gly G5.9%
GGU14
GGC89
GGA84
GGG39
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_045377.1Hover, 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 (46.8%, 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 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,046 | 978 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,046 | 1,117 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,140 | 2,692 | 1,553 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,715 | 2,788 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,794 | 3,771 | 978 bp | + | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,770 | 3,841 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,852 | 3,922 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,922 | 3,990 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,991 | 5,029 | 1,039 bp | + | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,030 | 5,101 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,103 | 5,171 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,174 | 5,246 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,250 | 5,317 | 68 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,317 | 5,387 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,389 | 6,939 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,931 | 7,006 | 76 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,010 | 7,078 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,082 | 7,765 | 684 bp | + | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,767 | 7,836 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,838 | 8,005 | 168 bp | + | 42.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,996 | 8,679 | 684 bp | + | 46.8% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,679 | 9,462 | 784 bp | + | 50.3% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,463 | 9,531 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,532 | 9,883 | 352 bp | + | 49.0% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,888 | 9,956 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,958 | 10,254 | 297 bp | + | 48.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,248 | 11,629 | 1,382 bp | + | 46.7% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,630 | 11,699 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,700 | 11,765 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,765 | 11,835 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,836 | 13,653 | 1,818 bp | + | 48.6% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,659 | 14,801 | 1,143 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,805 | 14,874 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,887 | 14,956 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,981 | 15,502 | 522 bp | − | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,506 | 15,578 | 73 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,579 | 17,477 | 1,899 bp | – | 39.7% |