Ara macao
Scarlet macaw
GC content
46.96%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,545 bp
D-loop 1,492 bp
Where Scarlet macaw sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Scarlet macaw has the 369th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,970 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.384
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.125
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 33 years
- Adult weight
- 1 kg
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.12 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01520)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in captivity
- 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 genome16,970 bp
Protein-coding11,353 bp
12S rRNA971 bp
16S rRNA1,569 bp
All tRNA1,534 bp
D-loop1,492 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 981 bp | 48.22% | −0.455 | +0.024 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,040 bp | 44.42% | −0.571 | +0.128 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,548 bp | 47.35% | −0.261 | +0.036 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 48.10% | −0.386 | +0.127 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 46.43% | −0.667 | +0.200 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 48.10% | −0.514 | +0.087 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 49.36% | −0.344 | +0.083 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 350 bp | 45.71% | −0.450 | +0.053 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 47.81% | −0.408 | +0.084 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,393 bp | 47.81% | −0.514 | +0.103 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 45.79% | −0.480 | +0.187 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 513 bp | 50.10% | −0.549 | +0.680 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,114 bp | 46.14% | −0.459 | +0.020 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 971 bp | 51.08% | −0.250 | +0.314 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,569 bp | 49.59% | −0.237 | +0.295 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,492 bp | 43.16% | −0.301 | −0.111 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,788 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU43
UUC168
Leu L17.7%
UUA58
UUG27
CUU78
CUC157
CUA309
CUG40
Ile I7.3%
AUU62
AUC215
Met M4.4%
AUA130
AUG35
Val V4.6%
GUU36
GUC46
GUA63
GUG28
Ser S7.9%
UCU51
UCC90
UCA90
UCG5
AGU12
AGC52
Pro P6.3%
CCU35
CCC97
CCA101
CCG5
Thr T9.6%
ACU34
ACC163
ACA154
ACG14
Ala A7.4%
GCU46
GCC144
GCA85
GCG7
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU31
UAC77
His H2.8%
CAU28
CAC79
Gln Q2.6%
CAA78
CAG20
Asn N3.1%
AAU15
AAC101
Lys K2.3%
AAA71
AAG18
Asp D1.7%
GAU15
GAC49
Glu E2.4%
GAA69
GAG23
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG14
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC16
CGA38
CGG8
Gly G5.8%
GGU35
GGC53
GGA82
GGG51
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_045076.1Hover, 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 (47.0%, 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 | 66 | 66 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 67 | 1,037 | 971 bp | + | 51.1% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,038 | 1,108 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,110 | 2,678 | 1,569 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,679 | 2,753 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,760 | 3,740 | 981 bp | + | 48.2% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,739 | 3,810 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,816 | 3,886 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,887 | 3,954 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,955 | 4,994 | 1,040 bp | + | 44.4% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,995 | 5,065 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,067 | 5,136 | 70 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,138 | 5,211 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,214 | 5,280 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,281 | 5,350 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,360 | 6,907 | 1,548 bp | + | 47.4% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,908 | 6,974 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,979 | 7,047 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,050 | 7,733 | 684 bp | + | 48.1% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,735 | 7,802 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,804 | 7,971 | 168 bp | + | 46.4% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,962 | 8,645 | 684 bp | + | 48.1% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,645 | 9,428 | 784 bp | + | 49.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,429 | 9,497 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,498 | 9,848 | 351 bp | + | 45.7% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,849 | 9,918 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,920 | 10,216 | 297 bp | + | 47.8% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,210 | 11,602 | 1,393 bp | + | 47.8% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,603 | 11,671 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,672 | 11,737 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,738 | 11,807 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,808 | 13,622 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.8% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,634 | 14,747 | 1,114 bp | + | 46.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,748 | 14,818 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,823 | 14,892 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,896 | 15,408 | 513 bp | − | 50.1% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,410 | 15,479 | 70 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,479 | 16,970 | 1,492 bp | – | 43.2% |