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Apus apus

Common swift

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Maximum lifespan
21.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,037 bp
RefSeq NC_008540.1
GC content
44.71%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,564 bp
D-loop 1,470 bp

Where Common swift sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common swift has the 831st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common swift
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Base composition

Whole genome17,037 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.410
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.135

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.1 years
Adult weight
37.6 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.437 W
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Postnatal growth rate
0.262 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00368)

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
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 genome17,037 bp
Protein-coding11,368 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,546 bp
D-loop1,470 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp28.3%26.7%12.4%32.6%44.99%−0.450+0.030
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp32.1%24.0%9.4%34.5%43.90%−0.571+0.144
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.6%24.8%15.7%32.0%47.65%−0.342+0.054
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.3%23.2%14.0%31.4%45.47%−0.383+0.147
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.9%21.4%4.2%40.5%44.64%−0.813+0.226
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.5%24.4%9.6%36.4%46.05%−0.581+0.095
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.7%25.0%14.7%31.6%46.30%−0.366+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.4%27.9%11.4%33.3%44.73%−0.490−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.6%25.3%11.1%33.0%44.11%−0.496+0.096
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp30.6%23.8%10.2%35.4%45.54%−0.554+0.125
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.5%23.1%10.6%34.7%45.34%−0.531+0.153
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.8%11.7%9.8%37.7%47.51%−0.589+0.555
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.4%25.1%11.9%34.6%46.46%−0.488+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp32.5%20.5%19.0%28.0%47.01%−0.193+0.226
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,602 bp34.8%20.5%18.2%26.5%44.69%−0.187+0.257
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,470 bp34.5%29.0%11.9%24.6%36.46%−0.347+0.086

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU49
UUC168
Leu L17.7%
UUA79
UUG11
CUU76
CUC179
CUA308
CUG18
Ile I7.7%
AUU73
AUC219
Met M4.5%
AUA137
AUG32
Val V4.2%
GUU30
GUC45
GUA66
GUG17
Ser S7.5%
UCU37
UCC90
UCA103
UCG4
AGU9
AGC42
Pro P6.0%
CCU36
CCC92
CCA96
CCG3
Thr T9.2%
ACU59
ACC151
ACA138
ACG3
Ala A7.8%
GCU53
GCC133
GCA103
GCG6
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU32
UAC84
His H2.8%
CAU21
CAC85
Gln Q2.4%
CAA87
CAG5
Asn N3.5%
AAU20
AAC111
Lys K2.2%
AAA81
AAG4
Asp D1.7%
GAU19
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA82
GAG10
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC18
Trp W2.9%
UGA98
UGG11
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC19
CGA40
CGG4
Gly G5.9%
GGU30
GGC64
GGA98
GGG32
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG3

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008540.1

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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 (44.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,041970 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,11473 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,7161,602 bp+44.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7172,79074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8003,777978 bp+45.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7763,84873 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8623,93271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9324,00170 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0085,0481,041 bp+43.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0475,11670 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1185,18669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1895,26274 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2655,33167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3315,40171 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4036,9531,551 bp+47.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9457,01874 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0217,08969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0927,775684 bp+45.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7777,84569 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8478,014168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0058,688684 bp+46.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6889,471784 bp+46.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4729,54069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5419,891351 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8949,96269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96410,260297 bp+44.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25411,6211,368 bp+45.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63311,70270 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,70311,76765 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76811,83871 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83913,6531,815 bp+45.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,66514,8071,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,81114,87969 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,89514,96369 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,97315,494522 bp−47.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49715,56771 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,56817,0371,470 bp–36.5%

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