MitoAge

Gallinula chloropus

Common moorhen

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Maximum lifespan
18.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,027 bp
RefSeq NC_015236.1
GC content
44.65%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,602 bp
D-loop 1,517 bp

Where Common moorhen sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common moorhen has the 1,011th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common moorhen
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Base composition

Whole genome17,027 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.402
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.160

Life history

Maximum lifespan
18.6 years
Adult weight
392 g
Birth weight
11.3 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
19 days
Litter or clutch size
9
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00718)

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 genome17,027 bp
Protein-coding11,342 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
D-loop1,517 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp30.3%25.9%12.1%31.7%43.75%−0.448+0.078
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp32.9%22.8%9.4%34.9%44.33%−0.575+0.181
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp28.4%23.8%15.9%31.9%47.80%−0.335+0.087
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.0%24.0%13.2%30.8%44.01%−0.402+0.144
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.3%26.2%5.4%32.1%37.50%−0.714+0.162
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.3%24.9%8.9%36.0%44.88%−0.603+0.098
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.2%26.4%14.3%31.1%45.41%−0.371+0.033
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.8%25.1%11.4%34.8%46.15%−0.506+0.069
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%22.2%12.5%34.0%46.47%−0.464+0.170
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp33.4%21.7%10.0%34.9%44.88%−0.554+0.212
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,811 bp33.5%22.1%10.5%33.8%44.34%−0.527+0.204
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.9%10.9%8.2%37.9%46.17%−0.643+0.594
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.8%23.7%12.0%34.5%46.46%−0.484+0.114
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA969 bp33.1%19.5%18.6%28.8%47.37%−0.216+0.259
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp34.9%21.6%18.0%25.5%43.54%−0.172+0.235
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,517 bp30.3%27.0%15.6%27.1%42.65%−0.270+0.057

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,785 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.4%
UUU54
UUC152
Leu L17.8%
UUA104
UUG21
CUU59
CUC163
CUA297
CUG28
Ile I7.9%
AUU79
AUC220
Met M4.6%
AUA147
AUG27
Val V4.1%
GUU32
GUC44
GUA62
GUG17
Ser S7.3%
UCU33
UCC80
UCA102
UCG7
AGU4
AGC51
Pro P5.9%
CCU30
CCC72
CCA118
CCG3
Thr T9.7%
ACU44
ACC154
ACA162
ACG6
Ala A7.3%
GCU31
GCC128
GCA113
GCG6
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU33
UAC78
His H3.0%
CAU11
CAC104
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG7
Asn N3.6%
AAU20
AAC115
Lys K2.4%
AAA84
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU11
GAC50
Glu E2.4%
GAA83
GAG9
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC20
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG15
Arg R1.9%
CGU2
CGC19
CGA46
CGG6
Gly G5.7%
GGU21
GGC71
GGA95
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_015236.1

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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 (44.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
CYTBProtein-coding gene11,1431,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA1,1491,21769 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA1,2231,29371 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene1,3011,822522 bp−46.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA1,8241,89471 bp−–
D-loopControl region1,8953,4111,517 bp–42.7%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA3,4123,47968 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA3,4804,448969 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA4,4494,51668 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA4,5176,0961,580 bp+43.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA6,0976,17074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene6,1737,132960 bp+43.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA7,1317,20272 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA7,2127,28271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA7,2827,35069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene7,3518,3901,040 bp+44.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA8,3918,46171 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA8,4638,53169 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA8,5348,60875 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA8,6298,69567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA8,6958,76571 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene8,76710,3141,548 bp+47.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA10,30610,37974 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA10,38210,45372 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene10,45511,138684 bp+44.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA11,14011,21071 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene11,21211,379168 bp+37.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene11,37012,053684 bp+44.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene12,05312,836784 bp+45.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA12,83712,90569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene12,90613,257352 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA13,26213,33069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene13,33213,628297 bp+46.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene13,62214,9891,368 bp+44.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA14,99915,06870 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA15,07015,13465 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA15,13515,20571 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene15,20617,0161,811 bp+44.3%

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