Phoebastria nigripes
Black-footed albatross
GC content
44.91%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,903 bp
D-loop 2,012 bp
Where Black-footed albatross sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-footed albatross has the 226th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome19,072 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.382
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.116
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 42.1 years
- Adult weight
- 2.8 kg
- Birth weight
- 182.5 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 5 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 5 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 65 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 1
- Litters per year
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01446)
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 RefSeqWhole genome19,072 bp
Protein-coding11,901 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,564 bp
All tRNA1,748 bp
D-loop2,012 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 44.99% | −0.368 | −0.048 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 42.54% | −0.543 | +0.112 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 46.62% | −0.278 | +0.043 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 46.35% | −0.319 | +0.112 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 42.26% | −0.746 | +0.113 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 45.76% | −0.572 | +0.100 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 45.28% | −0.341 | +0.049 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 342 bp | 44.15% | −0.457 | −0.005 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 44.44% | −0.333 | +0.006 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 45.14% | −0.550 | +0.146 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 45.12% | −0.497 | +0.155 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 528 bp | 47.73% | −0.611 | +0.572 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 47.07% | −0.465 | +0.061 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 967 bp | 47.47% | −0.176 | +0.228 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,564 bp | 44.12% | −0.157 | +0.222 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 2,012 bp | 42.35% | −0.263 | −0.088 |
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 F5.6%
UUU62
UUC151
Leu L17.9%
UUA84
UUG24
CUU89
CUC155
CUA286
CUG40
Ile I7.4%
AUU78
AUC203
Met M4.5%
AUA130
AUG42
Val V4.5%
GUU37
GUC52
GUA62
GUG21
Ser S7.5%
UCU38
UCC83
UCA99
UCG10
AGU12
AGC42
Pro P5.9%
CCU30
CCC65
CCA115
CCG13
Thr T9.4%
ACU62
ACC143
ACA146
ACG4
Ala A7.6%
GCU52
GCC126
GCA107
GCG4
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU39
UAC72
His H3.0%
CAU31
CAC81
Gln Q2.5%
CAA84
CAG11
Asn N3.4%
AAU25
AAC105
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG5
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC44
Glu E2.5%
GAA78
GAG16
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC19
Trp W2.8%
UGA88
UGG20
Arg R1.8%
CGU11
CGC18
CGA36
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU26
GGC69
GGA91
GGG37
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2
Genome map
43 annotated features in NC_026188.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- 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
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,035 | 967 bp | + | 47.5% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,041 | 1,113 | 73 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,114 | 2,677 | 1,564 bp | + | 44.1% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,701 | 2,775 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,781 | 3,758 | 978 bp | + | 45.0% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,757 | 3,828 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,838 | 3,908 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,908 | 3,976 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,977 | 5,015 | 1,039 bp | + | 42.5% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,016 | 5,085 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,087 | 5,155 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,158 | 5,230 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,232 | 5,298 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,298 | 5,368 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,370 | 6,920 | 1,551 bp | + | 46.6% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,912 | 6,985 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,988 | 7,056 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,058 | 7,741 | 684 bp | + | 46.4% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,743 | 7,812 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,814 | 7,981 | 168 bp | + | 42.3% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,972 | 8,655 | 684 bp | + | 45.8% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,655 | 9,438 | 784 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,439 | 9,507 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,517 | 9,859 | 343 bp | + | 44.2% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,863 | 9,931 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,933 | 10,229 | 297 bp | + | 44.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,223 | 11,600 | 1,378 bp | + | 45.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,601 | 11,670 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,673 | 11,736 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,737 | 11,807 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,808 | 13,622 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.1% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,633 | 14,775 | 1,143 bp | + | 47.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,779 | 14,848 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,868 | 14,937 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,952 | 15,479 | 528 bp | − | 47.7% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,483 | 15,550 | 68 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,598 | 16,570 | 973 bp | – | 42.4% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 17,128 | 17,197 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 17,217 | 17,286 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 17,301 | 17,828 | 528 bp | − | 47.7% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 17,832 | 17,899 | 68 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 17,946 | 18,984 | 1,039 bp | – | 42.4% |