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Spinus psaltria

Lesser goldfinch

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Maximum lifespan
5.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,812 bp
RefSeq NC_025627.1
GC content
44.70%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,332 bp
D-loop 1,226 bp

Where Lesser goldfinch sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lesser goldfinch has the 1,957th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Lesser goldfinch
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Base composition

Whole genome16,812 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.384
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.123

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5.7 years
Adult weight
9.2 g
Gestation or incubation
12 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00918)

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
Renamed in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)
Earlier name
Carduelis psaltria

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,812 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,598 bp
All tRNA1,539 bp
D-loop1,226 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp28.6%27.5%13.0%30.9%43.87%−0.408+0.020
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.9%26.1%8.9%33.1%42.02%−0.574+0.101
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.4%25.4%15.7%30.5%46.23%−0.319+0.055
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%23.2%14.6%31.0%45.61%−0.359+0.145
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%26.8%6.5%35.1%41.67%−0.686+0.082
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.8%25.1%9.1%34.9%44.01%−0.588+0.102
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%24.7%15.2%32.1%47.32%−0.358+0.061
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.2%25.9%12.0%33.9%45.87%−0.478+0.042
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%23.6%12.1%37.0%49.16%−0.507+0.073
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.1%23.3%10.4%35.3%45.65%−0.545+0.143
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.9%23.8%11.3%34.0%45.33%−0.502+0.129
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp40.5%11.4%8.7%39.5%48.17%−0.640+0.561
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.7%24.8%12.8%33.8%46.54%−0.451+0.074
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp31.3%20.8%20.8%27.0%47.84%−0.129+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,598 bp34.6%21.8%19.8%23.7%43.55%−0.089+0.226
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,226 bp29.9%28.2%13.4%28.5%41.84%−0.361+0.029

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 F5.7%
UUU50
UUC165
Leu L17.5%
UUA64
UUG17
CUU77
CUC146
CUA338
CUG24
Ile I8.0%
AUU91
AUC213
Met M4.3%
AUA139
AUG24
Val V5.2%
GUU49
GUC48
GUA76
GUG26
Ser S7.6%
UCU42
UCC86
UCA97
UCG3
AGU8
AGC51
Pro P5.9%
CCU41
CCC81
CCA99
CCG3
Thr T8.3%
ACU54
ACC131
ACA121
ACG8
Ala A8.0%
GCU57
GCC135
GCA101
GCG10
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU23
UAC85
His H2.8%
CAU17
CAC89
Gln Q2.4%
CAA88
CAG5
Asn N3.6%
AAU19
AAC117
Lys K2.2%
AAA82
AAG3
Asp D1.7%
GAU13
GAC51
Glu E2.4%
GAA86
GAG6
Cys C0.7%
UGU5
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA102
UGG4
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC15
CGA44
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU36
GGC62
GGA103
GGG22
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025627.1

Hover, 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 (44.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,2261,226 bp–41.8%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,2271,29468 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,2952,268974 bp+47.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,2692,33870 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,3393,9361,598 bp+43.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9374,01175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0265,003978 bp+43.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA5,0215,09474 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,0985,16871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1685,23669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2376,2761,040 bp+42.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,2776,34670 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3486,41669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4256,49773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,4986,56467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5646,63471 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6368,1861,551 bp+46.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,1788,25073 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2568,32267 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3339,016684 bp+45.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA9,0189,08669 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,0889,255168 bp+41.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2469,929684 bp+44.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,93710,720784 bp+47.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,72110,78969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,79011,140351 bp+45.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,14211,21170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,21311,509297 bp+49.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,50312,8801,378 bp+45.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,88112,95070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,95113,01666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,01613,08671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,08714,9041,818 bp+45.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,91316,0551,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,05916,12769 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,14316,21270 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,22216,740519 bp−48.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,74216,81271 bp−–

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