MitoAge

Phoebastria immutabilis

Laysan albatross

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Maximum lifespan
70 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
19,088 bp
RefSeq NC_026189.1
GC content
44.85%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,919 bp
D-loop 2,008 bp

Where Laysan albatross sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Laysan albatross has the 67th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Laysan albatross
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Base composition

Whole genome19,088 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.380
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.116

Life history

Maximum lifespan
70 years
Adult weight
3.2 kg
Birth weight
167.2 g
Basal metabolic rate
7.462 W
Female sexual maturity
8.6 years
Male sexual maturity
8.4 years
Gestation or incubation
64 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01444)

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 genome19,088 bp
Protein-coding11,901 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,564 bp
All tRNA1,748 bp
D-loop2,008 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.4%29.1%13.9%30.6%44.48%−0.375−0.050
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.1%25.5%9.7%32.6%42.35%−0.541+0.115
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.7%25.5%17.0%29.8%46.74%−0.274+0.041
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.4%24.1%15.2%30.3%45.47%−0.331+0.115
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%24.4%6.0%38.1%44.05%−0.730+0.128
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.7%24.1%10.1%36.1%46.20%−0.563+0.103
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%25.8%14.9%30.7%45.66%−0.346+0.052
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3342 bp28.1%27.5%11.7%32.7%44.44%−0.474+0.011
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%26.3%14.5%31.0%45.46%−0.363+0.037
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.4%23.8%10.2%34.6%44.78%−0.546+0.138
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.0%23.3%11.3%33.5%44.79%−0.496+0.158
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.3%11.2%9.3%38.3%47.54%−0.610+0.574
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.6%24.9%12.9%34.5%47.42%−0.454+0.052
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA967 bp32.5%20.8%19.4%27.3%46.74%−0.168+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,564 bp34.2%21.8%18.6%25.4%43.99%−0.154+0.221
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,008 bp26.1%31.7%16.0%26.2%42.23%−0.241−0.097

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%
UUU65
UUC150
Leu L17.8%
UUA83
UUG23
CUU82
CUC159
CUA292
CUG38
Ile I7.5%
AUU76
AUC208
Met M4.6%
AUA130
AUG44
Val V4.5%
GUU39
GUC51
GUA61
GUG20
Ser S7.5%
UCU35
UCC85
UCA99
UCG10
AGU10
AGC45
Pro P5.8%
CCU31
CCC62
CCA118
CCG11
Thr T9.3%
ACU62
ACC139
ACA146
ACG6
Ala A7.6%
GCU55
GCC123
GCA106
GCG3
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU39
UAC73
His H3.0%
CAU31
CAC81
Gln Q2.5%
CAA83
CAG12
Asn N3.4%
AAU27
AAC102
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC44
Glu E2.5%
GAA77
GAG17
Cys C0.8%
UGU11
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA89
UGG19
Arg R1.8%
CGU10
CGC19
CGA36
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU25
GGC71
GGA89
GGG38
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_026189.1

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  • Protein-coding14
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA25
  • D-loop2
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 43 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,035967 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0411,11373 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1142,6771,564 bp+44.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7022,77675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7823,759978 bp+44.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7583,82972 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8393,90971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9093,97769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9785,0161,039 bp+42.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0175,08670 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0885,15669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1595,23173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2335,29967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2995,36971 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3716,9211,551 bp+46.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9136,98674 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9897,05769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0597,742684 bp+45.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7447,81370 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8157,982168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9738,656684 bp+46.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6569,439784 bp+45.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4409,50869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5189,860343 bp+44.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8649,93269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93410,230297 bp+45.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22411,6011,378 bp+44.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60211,67170 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67411,73764 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73811,80871 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,80913,6231,815 bp+44.8%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,63414,7761,143 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,78014,84970 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,86914,93870 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,95315,480528 bp−47.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48415,55168 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,59916,569971 bp–42.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA17,12717,19670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA17,21617,28570 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene17,30017,827528 bp−47.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,83117,89868 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,94618,9821,037 bp–42.2%

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