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Falco columbarius

Merlin

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Maximum lifespan
12.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,516 bp
RefSeq NC_025579.1
GC content
45.62%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,011 bp
D-loop 1,414 bp

Where Merlin sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Merlin has the 1,379th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Merlin
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Base composition

Whole genome17,516 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.420
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.179

Life history

Maximum lifespan
12.7 years
Adult weight
195 g
Birth weight
13 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
5
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.241 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00645)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome17,516 bp
Protein-coding11,377 bp
12S rRNA979 bp
16S rRNA1,595 bp
All tRNA1,563 bp
D-loop1,414 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.5%26.3%12.5%33.7%46.26%−0.459+0.023
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.9%23.8%9.7%34.5%44.23%−0.561+0.145
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.9%24.0%15.7%32.4%48.10%−0.346+0.073
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%22.8%14.2%32.0%46.20%−0.386+0.152
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%19.6%4.8%39.9%44.64%−0.787+0.290
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.8%22.8%9.1%38.3%47.37%−0.617+0.133
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.7%23.0%15.1%33.3%48.34%−0.377+0.111
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.3%25.4%12.0%33.3%45.30%−0.472+0.073
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.9%23.2%14.1%35.7%49.83%−0.432+0.074
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.7%21.9%10.1%37.3%47.39%−0.574+0.167
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp33.1%22.4%11.2%33.4%44.55%−0.499+0.192
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.3%8.8%9.2%39.7%48.85%−0.624+0.655
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.6%23.8%12.0%34.6%46.63%−0.486+0.108
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA979 bp32.7%18.5%19.7%29.1%48.83%−0.192+0.277
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,595 bp35.2%19.4%18.1%27.3%45.39%−0.202+0.288
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,414 bp28.3%27.1%12.3%32.3%44.63%−0.448+0.022

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 F5.6%
UUU58
UUC156
Leu L17.8%
UUA69
UUG17
CUU62
CUC162
CUA324
CUG41
Ile I7.6%
AUU85
AUC202
Met M4.7%
AUA140
AUG39
Val V4.1%
GUU30
GUC39
GUA65
GUG21
Ser S7.0%
UCU26
UCC92
UCA84
UCG8
AGU5
AGC49
Pro P6.2%
CCU24
CCC103
CCA103
CCG4
Thr T9.7%
ACU44
ACC184
ACA137
ACG2
Ala A7.7%
GCU41
GCC143
GCA99
GCG10
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU23
UAC92
His H2.8%
CAU24
CAC81
Gln Q2.6%
CAA89
CAG8
Asn N3.6%
AAU15
AAC120
Lys K2.3%
AAA84
AAG5
Asp D1.6%
GAU10
GAC51
Glu E2.3%
GAA76
GAG13
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC24
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU5
CGC19
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU22
GGC70
GGA100
GGG30
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025579.1

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 (45.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,050979 bp+48.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0511,12373 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1242,7181,595 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7192,79274 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8083,782975 bp+46.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7943,86673 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8763,94671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9464,01772 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0195,0581,040 bp+44.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0595,13274 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1435,21270 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2235,29573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2985,36467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3645,43471 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4366,9861,551 bp+48.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9787,05174 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0547,12269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1317,814684 bp+46.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8167,88873 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8908,057168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0488,731684 bp+47.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7319,514784 bp+48.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5159,58369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5849,935352 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,93710,00569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,00710,303297 bp+49.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,29711,6741,378 bp+47.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,67511,74571 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,74611,81166 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,81111,88171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,88213,6991,818 bp+44.6%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,70514,8471,143 bp+46.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,85014,91869 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,91916,3321,414 bp–44.6%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,33316,40775 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,42316,944522 bp−48.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,94917,01971 bp−–

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