Melopsittacus undulatus
Budgerigar
GC content
44.68%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,741 bp
D-loop 2,685 bp
Where Budgerigar sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Budgerigar has the 837th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome18,193 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.420
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.126
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 21 years
- Adult weight
- 30 g
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.304 W
- Body temperature
- 41 °C
- Female sexual maturity
- 180 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 180 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 18 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 5
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.231 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01590)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in captivity
- Data quality
- high, large 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 RefSeqWhole genome18,193 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA977 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,539 bp
D-loop2,685 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 981 bp | 45.16% | −0.530 | +0.093 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,041 bp | 44.00% | −0.686 | +0.221 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,548 bp | 47.87% | −0.371 | +0.110 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 45.91% | −0.408 | +0.141 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 41.67% | −0.800 | +0.286 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 44.74% | −0.614 | +0.111 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 46.56% | −0.403 | +0.103 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 43.59% | −0.477 | +0.101 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 47.48% | −0.489 | +0.090 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,393 bp | 47.67% | −0.590 | +0.163 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 44.96% | −0.532 | +0.191 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 510 bp | 45.10% | −0.574 | +0.600 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 46.23% | −0.480 | +0.047 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 977 bp | 48.52% | −0.253 | +0.304 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,572 bp | 48.35% | −0.250 | +0.300 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 2,685 bp | 37.58% | −0.243 | −0.152 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.7%
UUU59
UUC158
Leu L17.8%
UUA65
UUG16
CUU60
CUC188
CUA328
CUG18
Ile I7.6%
AUU58
AUC232
Met M4.2%
AUA141
AUG18
Val V4.1%
GUU25
GUC41
GUA73
GUG18
Ser S7.7%
UCU35
UCC91
UCA109
UCG2
AGU9
AGC46
Pro P6.2%
CCU27
CCC95
CCA109
CCG3
Thr T10.2%
ACU40
ACC185
ACA160
ACG3
Ala A7.0%
GCU38
GCC148
GCA74
GCG4
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU34
UAC78
His H2.7%
CAU15
CAC87
Gln Q2.7%
CAA99
CAG2
Asn N3.5%
AAU21
AAC113
Lys K2.4%
AAA85
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU14
GAC50
Glu E2.4%
GAA79
GAG12
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG11
Arg R1.8%
CGU11
CGC15
CGA41
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU20
GGC64
GGA112
GGG18
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
39 annotated features in NC_009134.1Hover, 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
- D-loop2
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 67 | 67 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 68 | 1,044 | 977 bp | + | 48.5% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,045 | 1,116 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,117 | 2,688 | 1,572 bp | + | 48.4% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,689 | 2,763 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,770 | 3,750 | 981 bp | + | 45.2% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,749 | 3,820 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,825 | 3,895 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,895 | 3,963 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,964 | 5,004 | 1,041 bp | + | 44.0% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,004 | 5,074 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,076 | 5,144 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,147 | 5,221 | 75 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,228 | 5,294 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,294 | 5,364 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,375 | 6,922 | 1,548 bp | + | 47.9% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,914 | 6,989 | 76 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,993 | 7,061 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,064 | 7,747 | 684 bp | + | 45.9% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,749 | 7,818 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,820 | 7,987 | 168 bp | + | 41.7% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,978 | 8,661 | 684 bp | + | 44.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,661 | 9,444 | 784 bp | + | 46.6% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,446 | 9,513 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,514 | 9,865 | 352 bp | + | 43.6% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,865 | 9,934 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,936 | 10,232 | 297 bp | + | 47.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,226 | 11,618 | 1,393 bp | + | 47.7% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,619 | 11,687 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,689 | 11,752 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,753 | 11,823 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,824 | 13,638 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.0% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,650 | 14,789 | 1,140 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,789 | 14,856 | 68 bp | + | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 14,857 | 16,163 | 1,307 bp | – | 37.6% |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 16,164 | 16,232 | 69 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 16,236 | 16,745 | 510 bp | − | 45.1% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 16,748 | 16,815 | 68 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 16,816 | 18,193 | 1,378 bp | – | 37.6% |