MitoAge

Grus americana

Whooping crane

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Maximum lifespan
40 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,651 bp
RefSeq NC_020576.1
GC content
44.36%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,188 bp
D-loop 1,106 bp

Where Whooping crane sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Whooping crane has the 253rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Whooping crane
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Base composition

Whole genome16,651 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.390
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.134

Life history

Maximum lifespan
40 years
Adult weight
7.5 kg
Birth weight
150 g
Female sexual maturity
4 years
Male sexual maturity
4 years
Gestation or incubation
31 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.072 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00707)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
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 genome16,651 bp
Protein-coding11,360 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,593 bp
All tRNA1,549 bp
D-loop1,106 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp28.2%27.6%12.6%31.6%44.20%−0.429+0.009
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.7%24.5%9.9%32.8%42.73%−0.536+0.143
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.7%25.5%15.3%30.4%45.78%−0.330+0.058
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.4%23.4%14.3%31.9%46.20%−0.380+0.130
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8174 bp32.2%24.1%5.7%37.9%43.68%−0.737+0.143
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.8%25.0%9.5%34.6%44.15%−0.570+0.105
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.3%24.7%14.9%32.0%46.94%−0.364+0.067
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.6%26.8%10.5%33.0%43.59%−0.516+0.051
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%24.9%12.1%31.6%43.77%−0.446+0.114
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp31.9%24.0%9.9%34.1%44.08%−0.549+0.142
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp33.1%23.4%10.9%32.6%43.47%−0.498+0.172
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.4%11.9%9.4%38.3%47.70%−0.606+0.546
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.1%24.6%12.4%34.9%47.33%−0.475+0.066
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp31.8%19.2%20.0%29.0%48.97%−0.185+0.246
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,593 bp34.7%21.9%18.0%25.5%43.44%−0.173+0.225
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,106 bp30.5%29.3%14.9%25.3%40.24%−0.258+0.020

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU58
UUC158
Leu L17.5%
UUA88
UUG25
CUU64
CUC157
CUA307
CUG24
Ile I7.9%
AUU88
AUC212
Met M4.6%
AUA143
AUG33
Val V4.2%
GUU28
GUC46
GUA68
GUG19
Ser S7.4%
UCU32
UCC88
UCA105
UCG2
AGU11
AGC44
Pro P5.9%
CCU32
CCC65
CCA120
CCG5
Thr T9.5%
ACU60
ACC145
ACA149
ACG6
Ala A7.4%
GCU53
GCC123
GCA98
GCG7
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU34
UAC75
His H3.0%
CAU22
CAC91
Gln Q2.6%
CAA94
CAG4
Asn N3.4%
AAU27
AAC101
Lys K2.3%
AAA83
AAG5
Asp D1.7%
GAU18
GAC45
Glu E2.5%
GAA84
GAG10
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG11
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC19
CGA38
CGG5
Gly G5.8%
GGU24
GGC77
GGA81
GGG39
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020576.1

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 (44.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,045972 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11873 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1192,7111,593 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7122,78675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7913,756966 bp+44.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7553,82672 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8353,90571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9053,97369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9745,0121,039 bp+42.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0135,08371 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0855,15369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1565,22873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2315,29767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2975,36771 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3696,9191,551 bp+45.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9116,98474 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9877,05569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0577,740684 bp+46.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7427,81170 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8137,986174 bp+43.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9778,660684 bp+44.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6609,443784 bp+46.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4449,51269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5139,864352 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8679,93468 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93510,231297 bp+43.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22511,5921,368 bp+44.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,61011,67970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,68011,74566 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,74511,81571 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,81613,6301,815 bp+43.5%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,64014,7821,143 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,78714,85670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,87414,94370 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,95015,471522 bp−47.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,47615,54671 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,54616,6511,106 bp–40.2%

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