Sarcoramphus papa
King vulture
GC content
46.19%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,077 bp
D-loop 2,371 bp
Where King vulture sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. King vulture has the 262nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome19,302 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.382
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.123
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 40 years
- Adult weight
- 3.4 kg
- Gestation or incubation
- 57 days
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.078 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00282)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in captivity
- Data quality
- acceptable, small 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 genome19,302 bp
Protein-coding11,899 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,754 bp
D-loop2,371 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 46.83% | −0.428 | 0.000 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 44.76% | −0.514 | +0.108 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 48.10% | −0.290 | +0.043 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 46.20% | −0.329 | +0.082 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 43.45% | −0.808 | +0.200 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 47.81% | −0.560 | +0.081 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 50.13% | −0.369 | +0.069 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 45.87% | −0.453 | 0.000 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 47.81% | −0.423 | +0.084 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 46.01% | −0.543 | +0.124 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,815 bp | 45.90% | −0.481 | +0.171 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 50.38% | −0.536 | +0.514 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,144 bp | 48.60% | −0.460 | +0.071 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 972 bp | 48.35% | −0.170 | +0.207 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,602 bp | 46.19% | −0.168 | +0.241 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 2,371 bp | 41.00% | −0.315 | +0.019 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.7%
UUU56
UUC160
Leu L18.0%
UUA52
UUG26
CUU69
CUC179
CUA316
CUG43
Ile I7.2%
AUU77
AUC198
Met M4.3%
AUA122
AUG42
Val V4.6%
GUU30
GUC49
GUA76
GUG19
Ser S7.5%
UCU36
UCC79
UCA102
UCG10
AGU8
AGC49
Pro P5.7%
CCU23
CCC89
CCA96
CCG9
Thr T9.5%
ACU58
ACC159
ACA135
ACG9
Ala A7.9%
GCU56
GCC144
GCA89
GCG10
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU26
UAC80
His H2.9%
CAU18
CAC93
Gln Q2.6%
CAA87
CAG11
Asn N3.4%
AAU20
AAC109
Lys K2.3%
AAA73
AAG14
Asp D1.6%
GAU16
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA71
GAG22
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC19
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU12
CGC20
CGA36
CGG5
Gly G5.8%
GGU25
GGC69
GGA86
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2
Genome map
43 annotated features in NC_063527.1Hover, 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 (46.2%, 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 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,041 | 972 bp | + | 48.4% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,042 | 1,113 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,114 | 2,715 | 1,602 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,716 | 2,789 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,803 | 3,780 | 978 bp | + | 46.8% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,779 | 3,850 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,860 | 3,930 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,931 | 3,998 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,999 | 5,037 | 1,039 bp | + | 44.8% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,038 | 5,108 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,110 | 5,178 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,181 | 5,253 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,267 | 5,333 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,333 | 5,403 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,410 | 6,960 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.1% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,961 | 7,025 | 65 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,028 | 7,096 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,099 | 7,782 | 684 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,784 | 7,854 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,856 | 8,023 | 168 bp | + | 43.5% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,014 | 8,697 | 684 bp | + | 47.8% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,697 | 9,480 | 784 bp | + | 50.1% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,481 | 9,549 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,550 | 9,901 | 352 bp | + | 45.9% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,906 | 9,974 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,976 | 10,272 | 297 bp | + | 47.8% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,266 | 11,643 | 1,378 bp | + | 46.0% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,644 | 11,713 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,714 | 11,780 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,781 | 11,850 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,851 | 13,665 | 1,815 bp | + | 45.9% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,676 | 14,819 | 1,144 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,820 | 14,889 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,921 | 14,990 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 15,002 | 15,523 | 522 bp | − | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,528 | 15,601 | 74 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,602 | 16,684 | 1,083 bp | – | 41.0% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 17,233 | 17,302 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 17,334 | 17,403 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 17,415 | 17,936 | 522 bp | − | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 17,941 | 18,014 | 74 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 18,015 | 19,302 | 1,288 bp | – | 41.0% |