Jacana spinosa

Northern Jacana

Maximum lifespan

3.7 yr

USGS longevity records

mtDNA size

17,079 bp

RefSeq NC_024068.1

GC content

43.55%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,611 bp

D-loop 1,551 bp

Where Northern Jacana sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern Jacana has the 2,157th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,079 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.398
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.119

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 3.7 years

Lifespan from USGS Bird Banding Laboratory · USGS longevity records

About this record

Lifespan source: NABBP Longevity Records v2025.1
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: U.S. Government work
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Provisional: the EURING list could not be retrieved, so the USGS record is used.

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome17,079 bp

Protein-coding11,376 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,588 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop1,551 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Jacana spinosa genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.3%	27.7%	12.9%	32.1%	44.99%	−0.427	−0.007
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	33.3%	24.1%	9.0%	33.7%	42.64%	−0.580	+0.161
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.0%	25.5%	15.7%	30.6%	46.42%	−0.321	+0.046
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.1%	25.0%	15.2%	29.7%	44.88%	−0.322	+0.093
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	34.5%	25.0%	4.8%	35.7%	40.48%	−0.765	+0.160
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	28.4%	27.0%	8.6%	34.6%	43.85%	−0.601	+0.024
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.6%	25.8%	14.8%	29.8%	44.64%	−0.337	+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.9%	26.5%	11.7%	31.9%	43.59%	−0.464	+0.061
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	23.6%	13.1%	35.4%	48.49%	−0.458	+0.085
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.0%	23.7%	9.4%	34.8%	44.23%	−0.576	+0.148
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.5%	23.0%	10.6%	33.7%	44.45%	−0.521	+0.171
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	43.7%	11.3%	8.2%	36.8%	45.02%	−0.634	+0.589
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.5%	25.2%	11.5%	33.9%	45.32%	−0.494	+0.078
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	32.0%	21.2%	20.1%	26.7%	46.80%	−0.139	+0.204
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,588 bp	35.3%	23.5%	17.7%	23.5%	41.18%	−0.141	+0.201
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,551 bp	30.9%	31.1%	11.8%	26.2%	37.98%	−0.379	−0.004

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,783 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU58

UUC165

Leu L17.6%

UUA105

UUG28

CUU65

CUC168

CUA282

CUG18

Ile I7.6%

AUU95

AUC192

Met M4.6%

AUA146

AUG29

Val V4.2%

GUU38

GUC43

GUA64

GUG15

Ser S7.4%

UCU34

UCC80

UCA106

UCG4

AGU4

AGC51

Pro P5.7%

CCU29

CCC76

CCA104

CCG6

Thr T10.0%

ACU60

ACC154

ACA158

ACG5

Ala A7.5%

GCU50

GCC133

GCA92

GCG7

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU38

UAC78

His H2.7%

CAU23

CAC81

Gln Q2.5%

CAA86

CAG7

Asn N3.5%

AAU30

AAC103

Lys K2.2%

AAA81

AAG4

Asp D1.7%

GAU22

GAC42

Glu E2.4%

GAA81

GAG11

Cys C0.7%

UGU7

UGC18

Trp W2.8%

UGA96

UGG10

Arg R1.9%

CGU7

CGC22

CGA38

CGG4

Gly G5.8%

GGU32

GGC74

GGA90

GGG24

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_024068.1

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 (43.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Jacana spinosa (NC_024068.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	67	67 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	68	1,035	968 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,036	1,108	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,109	2,696	1,588 bp	+	41.2%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	2,697	2,770	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,781	3,758	978 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,757	3,828	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,840	3,910	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,910	3,978	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,979	5,017	1,039 bp	+	42.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,018	5,091	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,093	5,161	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,163	5,235	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,238	5,304	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,304	5,374	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,376	6,926	1,551 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,918	6,991	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,994	7,064	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,066	7,749	684 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,751	7,820	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,822	7,989	168 bp	+	40.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,980	8,663	684 bp	+	43.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,663	9,446	784 bp	+	44.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,447	9,515	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,516	9,867	352 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,870	9,939	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,941	10,237	297 bp	+	48.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,231	11,608	1,378 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,609	11,677	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,679	11,742	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	11,743	11,813	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,814	13,628	1,815 bp	+	44.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,639	14,781	1,143 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,782	14,851	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,857	14,926	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,936	15,457	522 bp	−	45.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,458	15,528	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,529	17,079	1,551 bp	–	38.0%