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Falco rusticolus

Gyrfalcon

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Maximum lifespan
13.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,218 bp
RefSeq NC_029359.1
GC content
44.50%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,707 bp
D-loop 2,605 bp

Where Gyrfalcon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gyrfalcon has the 1,331st longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome18,218 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.394
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.178

Life history

Maximum lifespan
13.5 years
Adult weight
1.4 kg
Birth weight
52.1 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
35 days
Litter or clutch size
3.7
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00654)

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 genome18,218 bp
Protein-coding11,383 bp
12S rRNA984 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,560 bp
D-loop2,605 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.4%25.1%12.5%35.0%47.49%−0.473+0.043
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.6%24.5%9.9%33.9%43.85%−0.548+0.127
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.6%25.0%15.2%31.3%46.42%−0.347+0.066
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.7%22.4%14.3%31.6%45.91%−0.376+0.173
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%20.2%4.2%39.9%44.05%−0.811+0.277
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.1%24.4%9.2%36.3%45.47%−0.595+0.105
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.3%23.6%14.9%33.2%48.09%−0.379+0.091
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.3%23.9%11.7%35.0%46.72%−0.500+0.102
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%25.3%12.5%35.0%47.48%−0.475+0.038
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.0%23.2%10.0%35.8%45.79%−0.563+0.143
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp32.9%22.9%11.3%32.9%44.22%−0.490+0.179
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.9%9.8%8.1%38.1%46.21%−0.648+0.634
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp30.2%23.5%12.0%34.3%46.28%−0.482+0.124
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA984 bp32.0%19.4%20.0%28.6%48.58%−0.176+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,599 bp34.4%19.4%18.4%27.8%46.15%−0.203+0.278
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,605 bp39.3%24.2%13.6%22.9%36.55%−0.254+0.238

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU60
UUC151
Leu L17.9%
UUA77
UUG20
CUU66
CUC159
CUA321
CUG38
Ile I7.4%
AUU89
AUC194
Met M4.7%
AUA144
AUG34
Val V4.2%
GUU31
GUC40
GUA72
GUG15
Ser S7.3%
UCU25
UCC103
UCA87
UCG6
AGU13
AGC45
Pro P6.0%
CCU22
CCC100
CCA101
CCG4
Thr T9.9%
ACU51
ACC182
ACA136
ACG6
Ala A7.5%
GCU46
GCC127
GCA102
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU34
UAC77
His H2.8%
CAU20
CAC86
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG6
Asn N3.4%
AAU16
AAC114
Lys K2.3%
AAA85
AAG4
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC45
Glu E2.3%
GAA79
GAG10
Cys C0.8%
UGU13
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG7
Arg R1.8%
CGU3
CGC19
CGA45
CGG3
Gly G5.9%
GGU21
GGC73
GGA98
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_029359.1

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 (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA731,056984 bp+48.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0561,12873 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1302,7281,599 bp+46.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7282,80174 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8173,791975 bp+47.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8073,87973 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8893,95971 bp+–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9594,03072 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0325,0711,040 bp+43.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0725,14877 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1595,22870 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2395,31173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3145,38067 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3815,45070 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4527,0021,551 bp+46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9947,06774 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0707,13869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1487,831684 bp+45.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8337,90371 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9058,072168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0638,746684 bp+45.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7469,529784 bp+48.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5309,59869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5999,950352 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,95210,02069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,02210,318297 bp+47.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,31211,6891,378 bp+45.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,69011,76071 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,76111,82666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,82611,89671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,89713,7141,818 bp+44.2%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,72014,8621,143 bp+46.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,86514,93369 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,93416,6061,673 bp–36.6%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,60716,67569 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,69117,218528 bp−46.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,21617,28671 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,28718,218932 bp–36.6%

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