MitoAge

Histrionicus histrionicus

Harlequin duck

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Maximum lifespan
14.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,634 bp
RefSeq NC_088448.1
GC content
48.88%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,115 bp
D-loop 1,066 bp

Where Harlequin duck sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Harlequin duck has the 1,269th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Harlequin duck
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Base composition

Whole genome16,634 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.362
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.147

Life history

Maximum lifespan
14.6 years
Adult weight
561.3 g
Birth weight
32.9 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
28 days
Litter or clutch size
6
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00345)

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 genome16,634 bp
Protein-coding11,384 bp
12S rRNA996 bp
16S rRNA1,607 bp
All tRNA1,543 bp
D-loop1,066 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.2%24.2%14.7%34.9%49.59%−0.406+0.039
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp29.4%20.2%12.5%37.9%50.43%−0.504+0.184
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp25.3%24.2%17.7%32.8%50.48%−0.300+0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II687 bp28.8%21.1%16.6%33.5%50.07%−0.337+0.155
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.1%19.6%7.7%37.5%45.24%−0.658+0.283
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp27.6%21.3%12.7%38.3%51.02%−0.501+0.128
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.7%22.6%16.5%34.3%50.77%−0.352+0.083
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp25.9%23.6%14.0%36.5%50.43%−0.446+0.046
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp24.6%23.6%16.8%35.0%51.85%−0.351+0.021
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%22.1%11.8%36.6%48.40%−0.514+0.145
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,824 bp30.2%20.6%13.4%35.9%49.23%−0.457+0.190
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp37.5%10.3%13.6%38.5%52.11%−0.478+0.568
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp26.5%23.2%14.1%36.1%50.26%−0.438+0.065
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA996 bp31.0%18.7%21.0%29.3%50.30%−0.166+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,607 bp34.3%19.5%19.9%26.2%46.11%−0.136+0.275
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,066 bp27.3%25.5%16.2%31.0%47.19%−0.312+0.034

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU44
UUC174
Leu L17.7%
UUA45
UUG14
CUU46
CUC182
CUA296
CUG91
Ile I7.3%
AUU56
AUC220
Met M4.4%
AUA118
AUG51
Val V5.0%
GUU28
GUC61
GUA60
GUG40
Ser S7.3%
UCU22
UCC95
UCA86
UCG16
AGU3
AGC54
Pro P6.1%
CCU20
CCC100
CCA93
CCG20
Thr T8.5%
ACU30
ACC159
ACA125
ACG10
Ala A8.7%
GCU36
GCC188
GCA93
GCG12
Tyr Y2.7%
UAU19
UAC84
His H2.9%
CAU8
CAC101
Gln Q2.4%
CAA76
CAG15
Asn N3.2%
AAU12
AAC111
Lys K2.4%
AAA76
AAG14
Asp D1.5%
GAU3
GAC54
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG22
Cys C0.8%
UGU2
UGC28
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG15
Arg R1.9%
CGU4
CGC19
CGA41
CGG10
Gly G5.9%
GGU12
GGC85
GGA90
GGG37
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG2
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_088448.1

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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 (48.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,0661,066 bp–47.2%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,0671,13670 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1372,132996 bp+50.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,1332,20371 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,2043,8101,607 bp+46.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,8113,88474 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,8914,868978 bp+49.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,8674,93973 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,9475,01771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,0175,08569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,0866,1241,039 bp+50.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,1256,20076 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,2026,27069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,2726,34473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,3456,40965 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,4106,48071 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,4828,0321,551 bp+50.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,0248,09673 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,1048,17269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,1748,860687 bp+50.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,8628,93069 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,9329,099168 bp+45.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,0909,773684 bp+51.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,77310,556784 bp+50.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,55710,62569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,62610,977352 bp+50.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,97911,04870 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,04911,345297 bp+51.9%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,33912,7161,378 bp+48.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,71712,78569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,78612,85065 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,85112,92171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,92214,7451,824 bp+49.2%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,74515,8841,140 bp+50.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,88715,95569 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,96616,03570 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,04516,566522 bp−52.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,56716,63468 bp−–

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