MitoAge

Dendrocopos major

Great spotted woodpecker

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Maximum lifespan
12.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,845 bp
RefSeq NC_028174.1
GC content
47.46%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,388 bp
D-loop 1,288 bp

Where Great spotted woodpecker sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Great spotted woodpecker has the 1,381st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Great spotted woodpecker
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Base composition

Whole genome16,845 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.423
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.083

Life history

Maximum lifespan
12.7 years
Adult weight
75.1 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Postnatal growth rate
0.402 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01409)

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 genome16,845 bp
Protein-coding11,367 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,592 bp
All tRNA1,547 bp
D-loop1,288 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp25.2%24.1%12.1%38.7%50.72%−0.524+0.021
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp28.8%23.8%9.0%38.3%47.31%−0.618+0.095
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.6%25.2%15.8%32.4%48.16%−0.344+0.027
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp27.3%26.3%15.8%30.6%46.35%−0.319+0.019
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%25.0%6.0%36.9%42.86%−0.722+0.125
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp26.8%25.4%11.0%36.8%47.81%−0.541+0.025
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.1%25.3%15.1%34.6%49.62%−0.393−0.003
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp24.8%25.9%12.5%36.8%49.29%−0.491−0.022
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.6%25.3%13.1%34.0%47.14%−0.443+0.045
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp27.9%24.2%9.6%38.2%47.88%−0.597+0.072
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp28.2%23.8%11.0%37.0%47.99%−0.541+0.085
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.6%11.9%8.4%39.1%47.51%−0.645+0.547
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp24.2%26.3%12.9%36.5%49.43%−0.476−0.042
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp31.3%18.5%19.4%30.8%50.21%−0.228+0.255
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,592 bp32.6%19.3%18.4%29.6%48.05%−0.234+0.255
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,288 bp26.1%33.3%14.0%26.6%40.61%−0.312−0.122

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU49
UUC172
Leu L17.9%
UUA58
UUG23
CUU80
CUC261
CUA227
CUG29
Ile I8.1%
AUU90
AUC217
Met M3.8%
AUA117
AUG28
Val V4.3%
GUU35
GUC56
GUA52
GUG22
Ser S7.8%
UCU37
UCC113
UCA87
UCG8
AGU7
AGC43
Pro P6.0%
CCU28
CCC131
CCA61
CCG9
Thr T8.9%
ACU54
ACC163
ACA104
ACG15
Ala A7.9%
GCU57
GCC155
GCA73
GCG13
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU37
UAC70
His H2.8%
CAU24
CAC81
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG9
Asn N3.6%
AAU27
AAC109
Lys K2.2%
AAA74
AAG8
Asp D1.7%
GAU19
GAC47
Glu E2.5%
GAA88
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC21
Trp W2.8%
UGA101
UGG7
Arg R1.9%
CGU12
CGC27
CGA29
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU26
GGC89
GGA71
GGG29
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG3

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_028174.1

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-loop2
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (47.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,030960 bp+50.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0311,10373 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1042,6951,592 bp+48.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6962,76974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7823,759978 bp+50.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7673,83872 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8613,93171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9313,99969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0005,0391,040 bp+47.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0405,11374 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1155,18369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2005,27374 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2805,34667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3465,41671 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4186,9681,551 bp+48.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9607,03374 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0377,10569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1077,790684 bp+46.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7927,86170 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8638,030168 bp+42.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0218,704684 bp+47.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7049,487784 bp+49.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4889,55770 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5589,909352 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9129,98069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,98210,278297 bp+47.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,27211,6391,368 bp+47.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64911,71769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71811,78265 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,78211,85271 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,85313,6671,815 bp+48.0%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67514,8171,143 bp+49.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,81814,88770 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,88816,1061,219 bp–40.6%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,10716,17670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,18216,703522 bp−47.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,70816,77669 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,77716,84569 bp–40.6%

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