MitoAge

Ardenna pacifica

Wedge-tailed shearwater

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Maximum lifespan
29 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,434 bp
RefSeq NC_057528.1
GC content
43.53%
Whole genome
Non-coding
958 bp
D-loop 714 bp

Where Wedge-tailed shearwater sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Wedge-tailed shearwater has the 490th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Wedge-tailed shearwater
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Base composition

Whole genome16,434 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.376
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.108

Life history

Maximum lifespan
29 years
Adult weight
337.8 g
Birth weight
39 g
Female sexual maturity
4 years
Male sexual maturity
4 years
Gestation or incubation
53 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.069 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01484)

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
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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,434 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,583 bp
All tRNA1,554 bp
D-loop714 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.0%28.5%13.2%31.3%44.48%−0.407−0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp34.0%26.6%8.6%30.9%39.46%−0.566+0.122
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.0%26.8%16.5%28.7%45.20%−0.270+0.024
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%26.2%14.2%28.7%42.84%−0.338+0.084
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.9%25.6%4.8%35.7%40.48%−0.765+0.140
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp31.7%26.0%9.1%33.2%42.25%−0.571+0.099
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.7%26.7%14.7%30.0%44.64%−0.343+0.037
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.9%28.8%11.4%31.9%43.31%−0.474−0.015
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%26.6%13.8%30.3%44.11%−0.374+0.048
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.4%25.3%10.7%33.6%44.27%−0.518+0.091
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.6%24.7%11.0%32.7%43.69%−0.496+0.121
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp41.8%14.0%9.8%34.5%44.25%−0.558+0.498
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.0%26.9%12.7%32.5%45.14%−0.438+0.021
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp32.4%21.4%19.3%26.9%46.20%−0.164+0.206
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,583 bp34.9%22.6%18.5%24.1%42.58%−0.131+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)714 bp24.1%29.3%16.0%30.7%46.64%−0.315−0.097

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%
UUU70
UUC153
Leu L17.6%
UUA97
UUG15
CUU87
CUC156
CUA286
CUG27
Ile I7.7%
AUU98
AUC195
Met M4.7%
AUA152
AUG27
Val V4.5%
GUU29
GUC53
GUA70
GUG18
Ser S7.5%
UCU38
UCC73
UCA114
UCG8
AGU16
AGC36
Pro P5.7%
CCU45
CCC70
CCA96
CCG6
Thr T9.1%
ACU52
ACC145
ACA144
ACG6
Ala A7.4%
GCU72
GCC117
GCA84
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU43
UAC67
His H3.0%
CAU46
CAC67
Gln Q2.6%
CAA92
CAG6
Asn N3.4%
AAU35
AAC95
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG4
Asp D1.7%
GAU26
GAC37
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG16
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG10
Arg R1.9%
CGU17
CGC9
CGA43
CGG2
Gly G5.9%
GGU42
GGC46
GGA101
GGG35
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_057528.1

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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 (43.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA8115070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1511,124974 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,1251,19773 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1982,7801,583 bp+42.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7812,85474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8623,839978 bp+44.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8383,90972 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9173,98771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9874,05569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0565,0941,039 bp+39.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0955,17076 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1725,24069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2515,32373 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3265,39267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3925,46271 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4647,0141,551 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0067,07974 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0827,15069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1527,835684 bp+42.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8377,90872 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9108,077168 bp+40.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0688,751684 bp+42.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7519,534784 bp+44.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5359,60369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6049,954351 bp+43.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,95810,02568 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,02710,323297 bp+44.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,31711,6941,378 bp+44.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,69511,76470 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,76511,83066 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,83011,90071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,90113,7151,815 bp+43.7%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,73014,8721,143 bp+45.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,87614,94570 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,96215,03170 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene15,05315,574522 bp−44.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,57815,65073 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,72116,434714 bp–46.6%

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