Chelonoidis carbonarius
Red-footed tortoise
GC content
38.59%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,187 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Red-footed tortoise sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red-footed tortoise has the 159th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other reptiles
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,639 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.364
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.143
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 genome16,639 bp
Protein-coding11,348 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,544 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 971 bp | 41.09% | −0.454 | +0.108 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 37.44% | −0.568 | +0.206 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,548 bp | 40.89% | −0.220 | +0.014 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 687 bp | 38.28% | −0.346 | +0.156 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 165 bp | 35.15% | −0.655 | +0.159 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 36.26% | −0.508 | +0.092 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 785 bp | 40.89% | −0.277 | +0.056 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 41.03% | −0.403 | +0.063 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 37.71% | −0.446 | −0.027 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 38.10% | −0.417 | +0.116 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,797 bp | 39.57% | −0.505 | +0.164 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 525 bp | 38.10% | −0.590 | +0.538 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,144 bp | 41.43% | −0.460 | +0.090 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 975 bp | 42.67% | −0.236 | +0.309 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,595 bp | 38.87% | −0.165 | +0.301 |
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 F5.8%
UUU100
UUC118
Leu L16.1%
UUA127
UUG14
CUU60
CUC76
CUA311
CUG22
Ile I8.6%
AUU146
AUC181
Met M6.2%
AUA204
AUG32
Val V3.9%
GUU34
GUC20
GUA84
GUG11
Ser S7.6%
UCU53
UCC54
UCA124
UCG8
AGU12
AGC36
Pro P5.5%
CCU20
CCC25
CCA157
CCG5
Thr T9.4%
ACU66
ACC124
ACA160
ACG7
Ala A6.4%
GCU68
GCC84
GCA87
GCG3
Tyr Y3.2%
UAU50
UAC72
His H2.7%
CAU42
CAC61
Gln Q2.7%
CAA94
CAG7
Asn N3.9%
AAU40
AAC108
Lys K2.4%
AAA87
AAG3
Asp D1.6%
GAU30
GAC31
Glu E2.4%
GAA85
GAG7
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC15
Trp W3.0%
UGA98
UGG14
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC12
CGA49
CGG0
Gly G5.8%
GGU28
GGC63
GGA104
GGG25
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA1
AGG1
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_080265.1Hover, 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
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (38.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 152 | 221 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 222 | 1,196 | 975 bp | + | 42.7% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,197 | 1,265 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,281 | 2,875 | 1,595 bp | + | 38.9% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,877 | 2,952 | 76 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,954 | 3,924 | 971 bp | + | 41.1% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,925 | 3,994 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,993 | 4,063 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 4,063 | 4,131 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,132 | 5,170 | 1,039 bp | + | 37.4% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,171 | 5,244 | 74 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,246 | 5,314 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,317 | 5,390 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,417 | 5,482 | 66 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,483 | 5,553 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,555 | 7,102 | 1,548 bp | + | 40.9% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,094 | 7,164 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,165 | 7,234 | 70 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,235 | 7,921 | 687 bp | + | 38.3% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,927 | 7,999 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 8,001 | 8,165 | 165 bp | + | 35.2% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,156 | 8,839 | 684 bp | + | 36.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,839 | 9,623 | 785 bp | + | 40.9% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,623 | 9,690 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,691 | 10,042 | 352 bp | + | 41.0% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 10,044 | 10,113 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,114 | 10,410 | 297 bp | + | 37.7% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,404 | 11,781 | 1,378 bp | + | 38.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,782 | 11,851 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,852 | 11,917 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,926 | 11,997 | 72 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,998 | 13,794 | 1,797 bp | + | 39.6% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,790 | 14,314 | 525 bp | − | 38.1% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,315 | 14,382 | 68 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,387 | 15,530 | 1,144 bp | + | 41.4% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,531 | 15,601 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,603 | 15,671 | 69 bp | − | – |