Podiceps cristatus
Great crested grebe
GC content
45.88%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,728 bp
D-loop 645 bp
Where Great crested grebe sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Great crested grebe has the 971st longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,134 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.419
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.154
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 19.2 years
- Adult weight
- 738.7 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 2 years
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01435)
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 genome16,134 bp
Protein-coding10,390 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,590 bp
All tRNA1,472 bp
D-loop645 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,041 bp | 44.48% | −0.585 | +0.180 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 48.03% | −0.337 | +0.074 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 45.03% | −0.396 | +0.149 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 41.07% | −0.768 | +0.212 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.49% | −0.623 | +0.137 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 47.07% | −0.371 | +0.094 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 44.44% | −0.526 | +0.077 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 48.15% | −0.483 | +0.130 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,368 bp | 45.54% | −0.586 | +0.208 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 45.18% | −0.539 | +0.204 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 48.28% | −0.659 | +0.593 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 47.77% | −0.487 | +0.065 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 967 bp | 46.74% | −0.181 | +0.219 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,590 bp | 46.67% | −0.210 | +0.278 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 645 bp | 43.24% | −0.193 | −0.180 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,469 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.5%
UUU42
UUC149
Leu L17.6%
UUA66
UUG21
CUU50
CUC162
CUA292
CUG20
Ile I7.8%
AUU64
AUC207
Met M4.5%
AUA133
AUG22
Val V4.1%
GUU22
GUC41
GUA61
GUG18
Ser S7.5%
UCU28
UCC86
UCA93
UCG4
AGU5
AGC43
Pro P5.8%
CCU22
CCC65
CCA110
CCG5
Thr T9.8%
ACU34
ACC146
ACA150
ACG10
Ala A7.4%
GCU36
GCC132
GCA81
GCG6
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU21
UAC77
His H3.1%
CAU12
CAC95
Gln Q2.7%
CAA85
CAG7
Asn N3.6%
AAU19
AAC105
Lys K2.2%
AAA73
AAG4
Asp D1.7%
GAU15
GAC43
Glu E2.3%
GAA70
GAG11
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC17
Trp W2.9%
UGA92
UGG10
Arg R1.8%
CGU3
CGC15
CGA40
CGG3
Gly G6.0%
GGU24
GGC74
GGA82
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA1
AGG1
Genome map
36 annotated features in NC_008140.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding12
- rRNA2
- tRNA21
- D-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 36 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1 | 967 | 967 bp | + | 46.7% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 967 | 1,038 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,040 | 2,629 | 1,590 bp | + | 46.7% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,629 | 2,702 | 74 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,693 | 3,764 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,775 | 3,845 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,846 | 3,912 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,913 | 4,953 | 1,041 bp | + | 44.5% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,952 | 5,021 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,023 | 5,091 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,093 | 5,165 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,170 | 5,236 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,237 | 5,306 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,308 | 6,858 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.0% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,850 | 6,923 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,923 | 6,994 | 72 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 6,997 | 7,680 | 684 bp | + | 45.0% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,682 | 7,751 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,753 | 7,920 | 168 bp | + | 41.1% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,911 | 8,594 | 684 bp | + | 46.5% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,594 | 9,377 | 784 bp | + | 47.1% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,378 | 9,446 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,447 | 9,798 | 352 bp | + | 44.4% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,807 | 9,875 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,877 | 10,173 | 297 bp | + | 48.2% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,167 | 11,534 | 1,368 bp | + | 45.5% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,545 | 11,614 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,616 | 11,679 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,687 | 11,757 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,758 | 13,572 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.2% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,584 | 14,726 | 1,143 bp | + | 47.8% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,729 | 14,797 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,802 | 14,871 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,896 | 15,417 | 522 bp | − | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,420 | 15,489 | 70 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,490 | 16,134 | 645 bp | – | 43.2% |