Macronectes giganteus
Southern giant petrel
GC content
43.97%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,812 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Southern giant petrel sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southern giant petrel has the 179th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,288 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.393
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.109
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 47 years
- Adult weight
- 3.7 kg
- Female sexual maturity
- 6.7 years
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01466)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable, small 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 RefSeqWhole genome17,288 bp
Protein-coding11,373 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,593 bp
All tRNA1,549 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 44.31% | −0.454 | −0.024 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 43.22% | −0.559 | +0.149 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 45.39% | −0.278 | +0.032 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 43.28% | −0.351 | +0.098 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 43.45% | −0.781 | +0.116 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 45.32% | −0.581 | +0.144 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 46.81% | −0.346 | +0.055 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 44.16% | −0.484 | +0.051 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 44.44% | −0.394 | +0.055 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 43.03% | −0.531 | +0.116 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 44.41% | −0.509 | +0.138 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 48.28% | −0.492 | +0.548 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 46.72% | −0.457 | +0.044 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 970 bp | 47.53% | −0.171 | +0.214 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,593 bp | 43.00% | −0.153 | +0.229 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU61
UUC158
Leu L17.9%
UUA82
UUG16
CUU80
CUC151
CUA317
CUG32
Ile I7.8%
AUU89
AUC208
Met M4.6%
AUA145
AUG28
Val V4.3%
GUU30
GUC53
GUA64
GUG18
Ser S7.4%
UCU43
UCC78
UCA101
UCG7
AGU12
AGC40
Pro P5.7%
CCU33
CCC78
CCA99
CCG8
Thr T9.3%
ACU61
ACC148
ACA138
ACG5
Ala A7.4%
GCU53
GCC130
GCA89
GCG8
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU37
UAC71
His H3.0%
CAU30
CAC84
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG6
Asn N3.5%
AAU28
AAC104
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG7
Asp D1.7%
GAU24
GAC40
Glu E2.4%
GAA76
GAG16
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA90
UGG17
Arg R1.9%
CGU14
CGC14
CGA40
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU31
GGC59
GGA103
GGG29
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA2
AGG1
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_085213.1Hover, 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
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,039 | 970 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,040 | 1,112 | 73 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,113 | 2,705 | 1,593 bp | + | 43.0% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,706 | 2,779 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,786 | 3,760 | 975 bp | + | 44.3% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,776 | 3,847 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,854 | 3,924 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,935 | 4,003 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,004 | 5,042 | 1,039 bp | + | 43.2% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,043 | 5,113 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,115 | 5,183 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,194 | 5,266 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,268 | 5,334 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,335 | 5,404 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,406 | 6,956 | 1,551 bp | + | 45.4% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,948 | 7,021 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,024 | 7,092 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,094 | 7,777 | 684 bp | + | 43.3% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,779 | 7,849 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,851 | 8,018 | 168 bp | + | 43.5% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,009 | 8,692 | 684 bp | + | 45.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,692 | 9,475 | 784 bp | + | 46.8% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,476 | 9,544 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,545 | 9,896 | 352 bp | + | 44.2% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,901 | 9,969 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,971 | 10,267 | 297 bp | + | 44.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,261 | 11,638 | 1,378 bp | + | 43.0% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,639 | 11,708 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,709 | 11,774 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,774 | 11,844 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,845 | 13,659 | 1,815 bp | + | 44.4% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,675 | 14,817 | 1,143 bp | + | 46.7% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,819 | 14,888 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,903 | 14,972 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,998 | 15,519 | 522 bp | − | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,523 | 15,595 | 73 bp | − | – |