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Cinclus mexicanus

American dipper

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Maximum lifespan
8.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,818 bp
RefSeq NC_051037.1
GC content
46.44%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,328 bp
D-loop 1,225 bp

Where American dipper sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American dipper has the 1,715th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %American dipper
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Base composition

Whole genome16,818 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.369
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.154

Life history

Maximum lifespan
8.1 years
Adult weight
50.2 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00804)

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 genome16,818 bp
Protein-coding11,388 bp
12S rRNA985 bp
16S rRNA1,597 bp
All tRNA1,539 bp
D-loop1,225 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.0%24.9%15.5%32.5%48.06%−0.353+0.039
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp31.0%22.4%10.8%35.8%46.59%−0.538+0.162
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,560 bp28.2%23.5%17.1%31.2%48.27%−0.293+0.090
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.7%21.8%15.2%32.3%47.52%−0.360+0.170
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp30.4%25.0%11.3%33.3%44.64%−0.493+0.097
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.7%22.2%11.1%36.0%47.08%−0.528+0.160
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.3%23.3%15.6%33.8%49.36%−0.370+0.078
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp31.3%23.9%12.8%31.9%44.73%−0.427+0.134
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.9%22.9%13.1%37.0%50.17%−0.477+0.081
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%21.3%10.8%36.6%47.39%−0.544+0.189
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp32.0%21.6%11.5%34.9%46.37%−0.504+0.194
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp40.3%10.0%11.2%38.5%49.71%−0.550+0.602
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp30.4%23.0%12.9%33.7%46.54%−0.447+0.139
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA985 bp31.8%21.5%20.8%25.9%46.70%−0.109+0.192
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,597 bp34.8%20.1%19.7%25.4%45.15%−0.126+0.267
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,225 bp26.9%29.8%14.4%28.7%43.13%−0.332−0.050

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU40
UUC182
Leu L17.0%
UUA51
UUG18
CUU34
CUC128
CUA364
CUG53
Ile I7.5%
AUU37
AUC248
Met M4.4%
AUA129
AUG39
Val V4.9%
GUU31
GUC47
GUA82
GUG27
Ser S7.6%
UCU36
UCC94
UCA87
UCG8
AGU3
AGC60
Pro P5.9%
CCU34
CCC66
CCA121
CCG4
Thr T8.8%
ACU44
ACC149
ACA132
ACG9
Ala A8.2%
GCU49
GCC150
GCA107
GCG5
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU20
UAC91
His H2.7%
CAU16
CAC88
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG9
Asn N3.5%
AAU10
AAC122
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU12
GAC54
Glu E2.4%
GAA70
GAG22
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG13
Arg R1.8%
CGU5
CGC16
CGA43
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU18
GGC75
GGA87
GGG43
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG3
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_051037.1

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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 (46.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,052985 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0521,12170 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1222,7181,597 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7202,79475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8033,780978 bp+48.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7903,86273 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8693,93971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9394,00769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0085,0481,041 bp+46.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0515,12070 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1225,19069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1945,26673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2705,33667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3375,40670 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3996,9581,560 bp+48.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9507,02273 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0277,09569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1067,789684 bp+47.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7917,85969 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8618,028168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0198,702684 bp+47.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7089,491784 bp+49.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4929,56069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5669,916351 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9189,98770 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,98910,285297 bp+50.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,27911,6561,378 bp+47.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,65711,72670 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,72711,79266 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,79311,86371 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,86413,6811,818 bp+46.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,69214,8341,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,83814,90669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,91114,97767 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene15,00215,520519 bp−49.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,52215,59372 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,59416,8181,225 bp–43.1%

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