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Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested cormorant

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Maximum lifespan
22.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,646 bp
RefSeq NC_052822.1
GC content
46.01%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,154 bp
D-loop 1,089 bp

Where Double-crested cormorant sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Double-crested cormorant has the 766th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Double-crested cormorant
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Base composition

Whole genome16,646 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.407
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.175

Life history

Maximum lifespan
22.5 years
Adult weight
1.8 kg
Birth weight
31.2 g
Basal metabolic rate
5.61 W
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
24 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.171 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01713)

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
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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,646 bp
Protein-coding11,380 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,551 bp
D-loop1,089 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.8%25.1%13.0%34.2%47.14%−0.449+0.052
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp32.8%21.5%10.2%35.5%45.67%−0.554+0.207
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.2%24.0%15.7%32.0%47.71%−0.343+0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.7%23.0%13.7%31.6%45.32%−0.394+0.160
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp38.1%20.2%5.4%36.3%41.67%−0.743+0.306
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp31.3%22.8%9.8%36.1%45.91%−0.573+0.157
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%23.3%15.1%33.0%48.09%−0.374+0.101
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.6%24.8%10.8%34.8%45.58%−0.525+0.089
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%21.9%12.1%36.7%48.82%−0.503+0.145
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%21.8%10.0%36.8%46.81%−0.572+0.179
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.8%21.1%11.5%35.6%47.09%−0.512+0.202
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp41.8%10.5%9.2%38.3%47.60%−0.613+0.597
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.7%23.3%11.4%35.3%46.88%−0.513+0.121
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp30.5%17.6%21.0%30.9%51.95%−0.190+0.269
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,602 bp34.8%18.2%18.4%28.5%46.94%−0.215+0.313
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,089 bp34.2%30.4%13.4%21.8%35.27%−0.238+0.058

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%
UUU39
UUC173
Leu L17.6%
UUA58
UUG18
CUU44
CUC171
CUA340
CUG37
Ile I7.7%
AUU70
AUC222
Met M4.3%
AUA136
AUG27
Val V4.2%
GUU24
GUC38
GUA75
GUG21
Ser S7.3%
UCU34
UCC86
UCA101
UCG4
AGU5
AGC46
Pro P6.0%
CCU18
CCC89
CCA112
CCG8
Thr T9.8%
ACU45
ACC166
ACA157
ACG4
Ala A7.8%
GCU44
GCC147
GCA102
GCG4
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU26
UAC83
His H2.9%
CAU19
CAC90
Gln Q2.6%
CAA92
CAG8
Asn N3.5%
AAU9
AAC123
Lys K2.3%
AAA86
AAG3
Asp D1.7%
GAU18
GAC47
Glu E2.4%
GAA76
GAG14
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC21
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG16
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC16
CGA41
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU26
GGC81
GGA86
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_052822.1

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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 (46.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17272 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,045974 bp+52.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0451,11571 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,7161,602 bp+46.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7162,78974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7953,772978 bp+47.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7713,84272 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8483,91871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9183,98669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9875,0261,040 bp+45.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0275,09670 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0985,16669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1735,24573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2495,31567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3165,38570 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3876,9371,551 bp+47.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9297,00375 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0067,07469 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0767,759684 bp+45.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7617,83272 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8348,001168 bp+41.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9928,675684 bp+45.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6759,458784 bp+48.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4599,52769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5289,879352 bp+45.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8829,95069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95210,248297 bp+48.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24211,6191,378 bp+46.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,62011,68970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,69011,75768 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,75811,82871 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,82913,6461,818 bp+47.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65814,8001,143 bp+46.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80514,87470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88514,95470 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96215,483522 bp−47.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48715,55771 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,55816,6461,089 bp–35.3%

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