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Meleagris gallopavo

Wild turkey

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Maximum lifespan
13 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,719 bp
RefSeq NC_010195.2
GC content
43.51%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,224 bp
D-loop 1,166 bp

Where Wild turkey sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Wild turkey has the 1,348th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Wild turkey
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Base composition

Whole genome16,719 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.384
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.089

Life history

Maximum lifespan
13 years
Adult weight
6.1 kg
Birth weight
47 g
Female sexual maturity
304 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
28 days
Litter or clutch size
11
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.023 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00690)

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
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 genome16,719 bp
Protein-coding11,374 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,618 bp
All tRNA1,538 bp
D-loop1,166 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.9%27.8%12.6%31.7%44.31%−0.431+0.002
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp31.4%26.4%9.5%32.6%42.12%−0.548+0.086
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.0%28.5%16.0%28.6%44.55%−0.282−0.028
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%25.7%14.0%29.1%43.13%−0.349+0.095
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8165 bp36.4%24.8%3.6%35.2%38.79%−0.813+0.188
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp27.9%28.2%10.2%33.6%43.86%−0.533−0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%27.0%15.1%30.0%45.03%−0.331+0.016
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.1%26.2%11.4%33.3%44.73%−0.490+0.052
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%26.6%11.4%34.0%45.46%−0.496+0.025
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.1%26.1%9.7%33.2%42.89%−0.547+0.088
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.2%24.7%11.3%32.8%44.11%−0.489+0.116
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.0%13.4%9.0%35.6%44.64%−0.597+0.516
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.0%25.6%12.1%33.2%45.32%−0.467+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp33.6%21.5%18.8%26.1%44.91%−0.162+0.220
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,618 bp34.9%21.8%17.6%25.7%43.33%−0.187+0.232
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,166 bp27.1%32.8%12.7%27.4%40.14%−0.368−0.095

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU72
UUC143
Leu L17.7%
UUA113
UUG17
CUU104
CUC166
CUA241
CUG32
Ile I8.2%
AUU130
AUC182
Met M4.5%
AUA136
AUG35
Val V4.1%
GUU27
GUC39
GUA66
GUG25
Ser S7.8%
UCU44
UCC78
UCA113
UCG6
AGU8
AGC46
Pro P6.0%
CCU53
CCC65
CCA108
CCG2
Thr T9.1%
ACU70
ACC137
ACA133
ACG7
Ala A7.5%
GCU55
GCC124
GCA97
GCG8
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU44
UAC65
His H2.8%
CAU24
CAC83
Gln Q2.5%
CAA87
CAG8
Asn N3.5%
AAU35
AAC98
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG8
Asp D1.7%
GAU18
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA78
GAG14
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC17
CGA40
CGG7
Gly G5.6%
GGU33
GGC64
GGA84
GGG32
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_010195.2

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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 (43.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,040973 bp+44.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0411,11373 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1142,7311,618 bp+43.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7322,80574 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8213,795975 bp+44.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7963,86772 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8763,94570 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9454,01369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0145,0531,040 bp+42.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0545,13178 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1385,20568 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2095,28072 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2835,34765 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3475,41771 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4196,9691,551 bp+44.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9627,03574 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0387,10669 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1087,791684 bp+43.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7937,86169 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8638,027165 bp+38.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0188,701684 bp+43.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7019,484784 bp+45.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4859,55369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5549,905352 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9079,97468 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,97510,271297 bp+45.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,26511,6421,378 bp+42.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64311,71169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71311,77765 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,77911,84971 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,85013,6671,818 bp+44.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67114,8131,143 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,81614,88469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88714,95670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96315,484522 bp−44.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48615,55368 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,55416,7191,166 bp–40.1%

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