Parus major
Great tit
GC content
47.72%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,283 bp
D-loop 1,191 bp
Where Great tit sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Great tit has the 1,194th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,777 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.408
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.135
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 15.4 years
- Adult weight
- 17.9 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.392 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01111)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable, 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 genome16,777 bp
Protein-coding11,377 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,544 bp
D-loop1,191 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 49.59% | −0.456 | +0.047 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,040 bp | 49.33% | −0.556 | +0.195 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 50.16% | −0.332 | +0.084 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 50.15% | −0.417 | +0.185 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.83% | −0.714 | +0.209 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 49.27% | −0.614 | +0.118 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 51.28% | −0.393 | +0.037 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 46.15% | −0.432 | +0.037 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 47.14% | −0.486 | +0.070 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 48.98% | −0.582 | +0.144 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,818 bp | 47.75% | −0.525 | +0.162 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 519 bp | 48.17% | −0.624 | +0.584 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,142 bp | 49.12% | −0.508 | +0.081 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 980 bp | 49.69% | −0.146 | +0.197 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,602 bp | 45.32% | −0.110 | +0.240 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,191 bp | 43.28% | −0.375 | −0.093 |
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 F5.9%
UUU34
UUC191
Leu L17.5%
UUA37
UUG15
CUU38
CUC191
CUA350
CUG32
Ile I7.7%
AUU48
AUC244
Met M4.0%
AUA114
AUG38
Val V5.1%
GUU32
GUC63
GUA76
GUG23
Ser S7.6%
UCU28
UCC122
UCA78
UCG6
AGU7
AGC49
Pro P5.9%
CCU30
CCC111
CCA79
CCG4
Thr T8.5%
ACU26
ACC171
ACA120
ACG4
Ala A8.2%
GCU28
GCC190
GCA85
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU19
UAC91
His H2.7%
CAU10
CAC92
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG10
Asn N3.5%
AAU16
AAC116
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG4
Asp D1.8%
GAU15
GAC54
Glu E2.4%
GAA82
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU3
UGC27
Trp W2.8%
UGA102
UGG5
Arg R1.9%
CGU9
CGC21
CGA36
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU19
GGC90
GGA84
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_040875.1Hover, 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 (47.7%, 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 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,049 | 980 bp | + | 49.7% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,050 | 1,119 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,120 | 2,721 | 1,602 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,722 | 2,796 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,807 | 3,784 | 978 bp | + | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,796 | 3,867 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,873 | 3,943 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,943 | 4,011 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,012 | 5,051 | 1,040 bp | + | 49.3% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,052 | 5,121 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,123 | 5,191 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,203 | 5,275 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,276 | 5,342 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,342 | 5,412 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,414 | 6,964 | 1,551 bp | + | 50.2% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,956 | 7,030 | 75 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,033 | 7,101 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,111 | 7,794 | 684 bp | + | 50.2% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,796 | 7,865 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,867 | 8,034 | 168 bp | + | 45.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,025 | 8,708 | 684 bp | + | 49.3% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,713 | 9,496 | 784 bp | + | 51.3% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,497 | 9,564 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,565 | 9,915 | 351 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,918 | 9,987 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,989 | 10,285 | 297 bp | + | 47.1% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,279 | 11,656 | 1,378 bp | + | 49.0% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,657 | 11,727 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,728 | 11,793 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,794 | 11,864 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,865 | 13,682 | 1,818 bp | + | 47.8% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,699 | 14,840 | 1,142 bp | + | 49.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,841 | 14,909 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,921 | 14,990 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,996 | 15,514 | 519 bp | − | 48.2% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,516 | 15,586 | 71 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,587 | 16,777 | 1,191 bp | – | 43.3% |