Onychoprion fuscatus
Sooty tern
GC content
42.88%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,234 bp
D-loop 1,163 bp
Where Sooty tern sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sooty tern has the 321st longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,712 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.368
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.092
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 35.8 years
- Adult weight
- 148 g
- Birth weight
- 23.4 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 4 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 4 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 28 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 1
- Litters per year
- 1
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.11 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00484)
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 RefSeqWhole genome16,712 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,594 bp
All tRNA1,552 bp
D-loop1,163 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 43.56% | −0.404 | −0.018 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 39.94% | −0.542 | +0.099 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 44.68% | −0.290 | +0.007 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 42.54% | −0.333 | +0.043 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 36.91% | −0.742 | +0.151 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 44.01% | −0.555 | +0.039 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 44.26% | −0.314 | +0.071 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 41.60% | −0.479 | +0.044 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 44.11% | −0.389 | +0.024 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 41.73% | −0.530 | +0.093 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 41.93% | −0.469 | +0.106 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 44.83% | −0.590 | +0.507 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 43.05% | −0.443 | +0.038 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 967 bp | 46.64% | −0.126 | +0.190 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,594 bp | 43.29% | −0.157 | +0.184 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,163 bp | 42.48% | −0.332 | −0.013 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU66
UUC155
Leu L17.5%
UUA113
UUG19
CUU95
CUC109
CUA305
CUG23
Ile I8.0%
AUU111
AUC191
Met M4.7%
AUA151
AUG27
Val V4.3%
GUU34
GUC33
GUA72
GUG26
Ser S7.8%
UCU53
UCC77
UCA102
UCG7
AGU11
AGC48
Pro P5.7%
CCU45
CCC55
CCA112
CCG4
Thr T9.0%
ACU76
ACC133
ACA128
ACG3
Ala A7.6%
GCU78
GCC107
GCA101
GCG4
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU37
UAC72
His H2.8%
CAU39
CAC69
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG8
Asn N3.4%
AAU30
AAC99
Lys K2.2%
AAA82
AAG3
Asp D1.6%
GAU24
GAC38
Glu E2.4%
GAA82
GAG11
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC22
Trp W2.8%
UGA99
UGG8
Arg R1.9%
CGU19
CGC9
CGA40
CGG3
Gly G5.8%
GGU50
GGC49
GGA95
GGG27
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_068833.1Hover, 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-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (42.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 71 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 72 | 1,038 | 967 bp | + | 46.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,039 | 1,110 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,111 | 2,704 | 1,594 bp | + | 43.3% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,705 | 2,780 | 76 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,787 | 3,764 | 978 bp | + | 43.6% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,763 | 3,834 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,844 | 3,914 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,914 | 3,982 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,983 | 5,021 | 1,039 bp | + | 39.9% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,022 | 5,092 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,094 | 5,162 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,165 | 5,237 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,240 | 5,306 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,306 | 5,377 | 72 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,379 | 6,929 | 1,551 bp | + | 44.7% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,921 | 6,994 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,997 | 7,065 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,067 | 7,750 | 684 bp | + | 42.5% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,752 | 7,821 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,823 | 7,990 | 168 bp | + | 36.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,981 | 8,664 | 684 bp | + | 44.0% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,664 | 9,447 | 784 bp | + | 44.3% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,448 | 9,516 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,517 | 9,868 | 352 bp | + | 41.6% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,873 | 9,941 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,943 | 10,239 | 297 bp | + | 44.1% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,233 | 11,610 | 1,378 bp | + | 41.7% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,611 | 11,680 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,681 | 11,746 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,746 | 11,816 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,817 | 13,631 | 1,815 bp | + | 41.9% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,646 | 14,788 | 1,143 bp | + | 43.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,792 | 14,862 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,871 | 14,941 | 71 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,953 | 15,474 | 522 bp | − | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,478 | 15,549 | 72 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,550 | 16,712 | 1,163 bp | – | 42.5% |