Antigone antigone

Sarus crane

Maximum lifespan

41.8 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,549 bp

RefSeq NC_020581.1

GC content

44.54%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,086 bp

D-loop 1,004 bp

Where Sarus crane sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sarus crane has the 231st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,549 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.394
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.132

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 41.8 years
Adult weight: 8.7 kg
Female sexual maturity: 5 years
Gestation or incubation: 32 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00708)

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: Renamed in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: build 2 (2026-11-13)
Earlier name: Grus antigone

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,549 bp

Protein-coding11,360 bp

12S rRNA972 bp

16S rRNA1,593 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop1,004 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Antigone antigone genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	966 bp	27.4%	27.2%	13.1%	32.2%	45.34%	−0.420	+0.004
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.8%	25.0%	10.0%	32.1%	42.16%	−0.525	+0.135
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.6%	25.4%	15.6%	30.4%	46.04%	−0.322	+0.059
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.8%	24.4%	14.6%	31.1%	45.76%	−0.361	+0.100
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	174 bp	33.3%	24.1%	4.6%	37.9%	42.53%	−0.784	+0.160
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.1%	25.3%	9.1%	34.5%	43.57%	−0.584	+0.104
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.7%	24.4%	15.6%	32.4%	47.96%	−0.351	+0.064
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.9%	26.5%	10.3%	33.3%	43.59%	−0.529	+0.061
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.0%	24.2%	12.5%	32.3%	44.78%	−0.444	+0.122
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	32.3%	23.9%	9.6%	34.2%	43.79%	−0.563	+0.150
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.9%	23.2%	10.7%	33.2%	43.91%	−0.513	+0.173
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.2%	11.5%	8.8%	38.5%	47.32%	−0.628	+0.564
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.8%	24.2%	11.7%	35.3%	46.98%	−0.501	+0.086
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	972 bp	32.1%	20.3%	19.8%	27.9%	47.63%	−0.171	+0.226
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,593 bp	34.3%	21.2%	18.1%	26.5%	44.57%	−0.189	+0.237
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,004 bp	28.1%	30.9%	15.1%	25.9%	41.04%	−0.262	−0.047

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.9%

UUU51

UUC171

Leu L17.4%

UUA96

UUG22

CUU73

CUC144

CUA302

CUG22

Ile I7.9%

AUU80

AUC221

Met M4.7%

AUA145

AUG32

Val V4.2%

GUU29

GUC48

GUA68

GUG16

Ser S7.6%

UCU26

UCC97

UCA103

UCG3

AGU12

AGC47

Pro P5.8%

CCU34

CCC62

CCA121

CCG4

Thr T9.5%

ACU49

ACC158

ACA149

ACG6

Ala A7.3%

GCU49

GCC122

GCA96

GCG8

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU29

UAC79

His H3.0%

CAU26

CAC87

Gln Q2.6%

CAA89

CAG9

Asn N3.3%

AAU30

AAC94

Lys K2.3%

AAA80

AAG6

Asp D1.7%

GAU23

GAC41

Glu E2.5%

GAA81

GAG14

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA100

UGG8

Arg R1.9%

CGU10

CGC19

CGA36

CGG6

Gly G5.9%

GGU23

GGC82

GGA85

GGG32

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020581.1

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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 (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Antigone antigone (NC_020581.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	73	73 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	74	1,045	972 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,046	1,118	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,119	2,711	1,593 bp	+	44.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,712	2,786	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,791	3,756	966 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,755	3,826	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,835	3,905	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,905	3,973	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,974	5,012	1,039 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,013	5,083	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,085	5,153	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,156	5,228	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,231	5,297	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,297	5,367	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,369	6,919	1,551 bp	+	46.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,911	6,984	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,987	7,055	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,058	7,741	684 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,743	7,812	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,814	7,987	174 bp	+	42.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,978	8,661	684 bp	+	43.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,661	9,444	784 bp	+	48.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,445	9,512	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,513	9,864	352 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,867	9,934	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,935	10,231	297 bp	+	44.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,225	11,592	1,368 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,610	11,679	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,680	11,746	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,746	11,816	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,817	13,631	1,815 bp	+	43.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,641	14,783	1,143 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,788	14,857	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,874	14,943	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,950	15,471	522 bp	−	47.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,476	15,546	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,546	16,549	1,004 bp	–	41.0%