Eremophila alpestris
Horned lark
GC content
46.29%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,369 bp
D-loop 1,144 bp
Where Horned lark sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Horned lark has the 1,747th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,855 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.387
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.126
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 8 years
- Adult weight
- 33.5 g
- Birth weight
- 2.7 g
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.313 W
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 11 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 43
- Litters per year
- 1.5
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.504 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00770)
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 RefSeqWhole genome17,855 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,596 bp
All tRNA1,541 bp
D-loop1,144 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 49.90% | −0.389 | +0.004 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,040 bp | 47.89% | −0.554 | +0.137 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 49.52% | −0.346 | +0.073 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 49.56% | −0.369 | +0.154 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.24% | −0.789 | +0.304 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 48.98% | −0.564 | +0.117 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 50.64% | −0.375 | +0.023 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 50.43% | −0.503 | +0.057 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 51.18% | −0.526 | +0.090 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 49.93% | −0.564 | +0.139 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,818 bp | 47.25% | −0.502 | +0.157 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 519 bp | 47.98% | −0.534 | +0.452 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 48.64% | −0.464 | +0.046 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 980 bp | 50.82% | −0.133 | +0.199 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,596 bp | 45.80% | −0.100 | +0.258 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,144 bp | 21.77% | −0.470 | +0.162 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU47
UUC172
Leu L17.7%
UUA29
UUG4
CUU49
CUC209
CUA323
CUG59
Ile I7.6%
AUU66
AUC221
Met M3.9%
AUA104
AUG45
Val V5.1%
GUU26
GUC71
GUA77
GUG19
Ser S7.4%
UCU28
UCC109
UCA83
UCG3
AGU7
AGC50
Pro P6.0%
CCU29
CCC94
CCA96
CCG10
Thr T8.5%
ACU30
ACC167
ACA118
ACG8
Ala A8.5%
GCU34
GCC187
GCA91
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU31
UAC79
His H2.8%
CAU15
CAC90
Gln Q2.6%
CAA89
CAG8
Asn N3.4%
AAU17
AAC113
Lys K2.3%
AAA80
AAG6
Asp D1.8%
GAU19
GAC49
Glu E2.3%
GAA77
GAG10
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC25
Trp W2.8%
UGA99
UGG8
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC18
CGA41
CGG4
Gly G5.9%
GGU24
GGC84
GGA85
GGG30
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_048470.1Hover, 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 (46.3%, 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 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,048 | 980 bp | + | 50.8% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,049 | 1,118 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,119 | 2,714 | 1,596 bp | + | 45.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,715 | 2,789 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,796 | 3,773 | 978 bp | + | 49.9% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,780 | 3,852 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,859 | 3,929 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,929 | 3,997 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,998 | 5,037 | 1,040 bp | + | 47.9% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,038 | 5,107 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,109 | 5,177 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,188 | 5,260 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,261 | 5,327 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,327 | 5,397 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,399 | 6,949 | 1,551 bp | + | 49.5% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,941 | 7,013 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,018 | 7,086 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,093 | 7,776 | 684 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,778 | 7,846 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,848 | 8,015 | 168 bp | + | 45.2% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,006 | 8,689 | 684 bp | + | 49.0% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,695 | 9,478 | 784 bp | + | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,479 | 9,547 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,548 | 9,898 | 351 bp | + | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,900 | 9,969 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,971 | 10,267 | 297 bp | + | 51.2% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,261 | 11,638 | 1,378 bp | + | 49.9% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,639 | 11,708 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,709 | 11,774 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,775 | 11,845 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,846 | 13,663 | 1,818 bp | + | 47.3% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,671 | 14,813 | 1,143 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,817 | 14,885 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 16,044 | 16,113 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 16,122 | 16,640 | 519 bp | − | 48.0% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 16,641 | 16,711 | 71 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 16,712 | 17,855 | 1,144 bp | – | 21.8% |