Calidris alba
Sanderling
GC content
43.46%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,169 bp
D-loop 1,077 bp
Where Sanderling sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sanderling has the 1,014th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,642 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.374
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.113
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 18.6 years
- Adult weight
- 50 g
- Birth weight
- 7.3 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 27 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 4
- Litters per year
- 1.5
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00516)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable, small 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 genome16,642 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,543 bp
D-loop1,077 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 43.05% | −0.435 | +0.009 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 41.29% | −0.529 | +0.111 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 44.94% | −0.280 | −0.012 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 43.42% | −0.333 | +0.080 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 39.88% | −0.821 | +0.228 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.35% | −0.565 | +0.041 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 44.01% | −0.339 | +0.052 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 42.45% | −0.423 | +0.059 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 43.43% | −0.411 | +0.048 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 43.54% | −0.553 | +0.147 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 43.31% | −0.504 | +0.174 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 43.68% | −0.588 | +0.490 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 46.11% | −0.454 | +0.065 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 970 bp | 46.91% | −0.134 | +0.173 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,595 bp | 41.82% | −0.133 | +0.196 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,077 bp | 41.50% | −0.293 | +0.035 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.9%
UUU66
UUC157
Leu L17.5%
UUA88
UUG19
CUU71
CUC131
CUA329
CUG26
Ile I7.7%
AUU105
AUC187
Met M4.7%
AUA150
AUG29
Val V4.3%
GUU39
GUC40
GUA68
GUG17
Ser S7.5%
UCU39
UCC78
UCA107
UCG4
AGU11
AGC47
Pro P5.7%
CCU39
CCC61
CCA110
CCG6
Thr T9.3%
ACU78
ACC139
ACA129
ACG6
Ala A7.7%
GCU62
GCC123
GCA105
GCG3
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU29
UAC89
His H2.8%
CAU23
CAC82
Gln Q2.4%
CAA85
CAG7
Asn N3.4%
AAU28
AAC101
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG7
Asp D1.6%
GAU24
GAC38
Glu E2.5%
GAA91
GAG3
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA100
UGG7
Arg R1.9%
CGU11
CGC16
CGA43
CGG1
Gly G5.9%
GGU42
GGC56
GGA97
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_060627.1Hover, 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 (43.5%, 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 | 71 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 72 | 1,041 | 970 bp | + | 46.9% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,042 | 1,112 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,113 | 2,707 | 1,595 bp | + | 41.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,708 | 2,781 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,797 | 3,774 | 978 bp | + | 43.1% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,773 | 3,844 | 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 | + | 41.3% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,030 | 5,098 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,100 | 5,168 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,179 | 5,251 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,254 | 5,320 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,320 | 5,390 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,392 | 6,942 | 1,551 bp | + | 44.9% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,934 | 7,007 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,010 | 7,078 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,080 | 7,763 | 684 bp | + | 43.4% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,765 | 7,834 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,836 | 8,003 | 168 bp | + | 39.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,994 | 8,677 | 684 bp | + | 46.4% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,677 | 9,460 | 784 bp | + | 44.0% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,461 | 9,529 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,530 | 9,881 | 352 bp | + | 42.5% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,886 | 9,954 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,956 | 10,252 | 297 bp | + | 43.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,246 | 11,623 | 1,378 bp | + | 43.5% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,624 | 11,692 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,693 | 11,758 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,758 | 11,828 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,829 | 13,643 | 1,815 bp | + | 43.3% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,655 | 14,797 | 1,143 bp | + | 46.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,800 | 14,869 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,883 | 14,952 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,969 | 15,490 | 522 bp | − | 43.7% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,494 | 15,565 | 72 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,566 | 16,642 | 1,077 bp | – | 41.5% |