Calidris alpina
Dunlin
GC content
43.59%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,313 bp
D-loop 1,232 bp
Where Dunlin sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Dunlin has the 500th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,791 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.369
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.107
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 28.8 years
- Adult weight
- 52.5 g
- Birth weight
- 9 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 21 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 4
- Litters per year
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00517)
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 genome16,791 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
D-loop1,232 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 43.71% | −0.415 | −0.007 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 39.98% | −0.489 | +0.075 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 44.77% | −0.280 | 0.000 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 43.13% | −0.329 | +0.069 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 42.26% | −0.718 | +0.196 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.78% | −0.569 | +0.049 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 45.54% | −0.317 | +0.040 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 43.59% | −0.399 | +0.040 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 43.58% | −0.364 | +0.030 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 42.96% | −0.507 | +0.104 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 43.03% | −0.480 | +0.147 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 45.11% | −0.626 | +0.573 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 45.71% | −0.448 | +0.042 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 969 bp | 46.96% | −0.156 | +0.187 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,599 bp | 42.53% | −0.150 | +0.208 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,232 bp | 42.92% | −0.359 | +0.067 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,791 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.0%
UUU61
UUC168
Leu L17.4%
UUA89
UUG30
CUU75
CUC127
CUA306
CUG32
Ile I7.8%
AUU111
AUC184
Met M4.7%
AUA143
AUG35
Val V4.4%
GUU44
GUC38
GUA71
GUG14
Ser S7.4%
UCU43
UCC75
UCA104
UCG6
AGU11
AGC43
Pro P5.7%
CCU34
CCC62
CCA114
CCG5
Thr T9.1%
ACU68
ACC142
ACA130
ACG5
Ala A7.8%
GCU74
GCC115
GCA100
GCG6
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU36
UAC75
His H2.8%
CAU36
CAC72
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG9
Asn N3.4%
AAU33
AAC97
Lys K2.3%
AAA73
AAG14
Asp D1.7%
GAU24
GAC40
Glu E2.5%
GAA84
GAG11
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC20
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG14
Arg R1.8%
CGU15
CGC14
CGA39
CGG2
Gly G5.9%
GGU43
GGC55
GGA90
GGG34
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_060626.1Hover, 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 (43.6%, 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 | 1,040 | 969 bp | + | 47.0% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,041 | 1,112 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,113 | 2,711 | 1,599 bp | + | 42.5% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,712 | 2,785 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,801 | 3,778 | 978 bp | + | 43.7% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,777 | 3,848 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,857 | 3,927 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,927 | 3,995 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,996 | 5,034 | 1,039 bp | + | 40.0% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,035 | 5,103 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,105 | 5,173 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,176 | 5,248 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,251 | 5,317 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,317 | 5,387 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,389 | 6,939 | 1,551 bp | + | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,931 | 7,004 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,007 | 7,075 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,077 | 7,760 | 684 bp | + | 43.1% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,762 | 7,832 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,834 | 8,001 | 168 bp | + | 42.3% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,992 | 8,675 | 684 bp | + | 46.8% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,675 | 9,458 | 784 bp | + | 45.5% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,459 | 9,527 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,528 | 9,879 | 352 bp | + | 43.6% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,884 | 9,952 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,954 | 10,250 | 297 bp | + | 43.6% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,244 | 11,621 | 1,378 bp | + | 43.0% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,622 | 11,690 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,691 | 11,756 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,756 | 11,826 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,827 | 13,641 | 1,815 bp | + | 43.0% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,653 | 14,795 | 1,143 bp | + | 45.7% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,798 | 14,867 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,881 | 14,950 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,963 | 15,484 | 522 bp | − | 45.1% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,488 | 15,559 | 72 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,560 | 16,791 | 1,232 bp | – | 42.9% |