Spheniscus demersus
Jackass penguin
GC content
46.14%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,853 bp
D-loop 1,758 bp
Where Jackass penguin sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Jackass penguin has the 536th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other birds
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome17,346 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.411
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.143
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 27.3 years
- Adult weight
- 3.1 kg
- Female sexual maturity
- 727 days
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01671)
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
- Updated in build 2
- In the database since
- build 1 (2015-07-01)
- Last changed
- 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 genome17,346 bp
Protein-coding11,374 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,606 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
D-loop1,758 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 978 bp | 48.16% | −0.452 | +0.045 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,039 bp | 44.08% | −0.624 | +0.201 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 48.49% | −0.346 | +0.079 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 48.24% | −0.422 | +0.195 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 165 bp | 46.06% | −0.763 | +0.258 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 46.05% | −0.606 | +0.138 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 49.49% | −0.402 | +0.126 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 49.29% | −0.491 | +0.045 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 49.50% | −0.469 | +0.053 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,379 bp | 46.85% | −0.570 | +0.168 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,818 bp | 47.42% | −0.531 | +0.203 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 519 bp | 48.17% | −0.608 | +0.584 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,143 bp | 48.29% | −0.511 | +0.083 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 980 bp | 48.57% | −0.202 | +0.226 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,606 bp | 45.70% | −0.204 | +0.264 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,758 bp | 37.26% | −0.227 | −0.066 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.6%
UUU50
UUC161
Leu L17.5%
UUA55
UUG19
CUU50
CUC197
CUA321
CUG21
Ile I7.5%
AUU58
AUC228
Met M4.5%
AUA140
AUG30
Val V4.1%
GUU21
GUC49
GUA67
GUG19
Ser S7.3%
UCU22
UCC105
UCA90
UCG5
AGU5
AGC49
Pro P6.1%
CCU21
CCC96
CCA113
CCG1
Thr T9.9%
ACU47
ACC171
ACA147
ACG10
Ala A7.8%
GCU50
GCC155
GCA86
GCG5
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU30
UAC77
His H3.1%
CAU15
CAC102
Gln Q2.5%
CAA86
CAG8
Asn N3.5%
AAU17
AAC114
Lys K2.3%
AAA79
AAG7
Asp D1.6%
GAU9
GAC51
Glu E2.5%
GAA79
GAG16
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG11
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC22
CGA36
CGG5
Gly G5.9%
GGU16
GGC90
GGA90
GGG26
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_022817.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- 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 (46.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,049 | 980 bp | + | 48.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,050 | 1,120 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,121 | 2,726 | 1,606 bp | + | 45.7% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,727 | 2,800 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,806 | 3,783 | 978 bp | + | 48.2% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,781 | 3,854 | 74 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,863 | 3,933 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,933 | 4,001 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,002 | 5,040 | 1,039 bp | + | 44.1% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,041 | 5,110 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,112 | 5,180 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,194 | 5,266 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,269 | 5,335 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,335 | 5,405 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,412 | 6,962 | 1,551 bp | + | 48.5% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,954 | 7,029 | 76 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,036 | 7,104 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,107 | 7,790 | 684 bp | + | 48.2% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,792 | 7,861 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,863 | 8,027 | 165 bp | + | 46.1% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,018 | 8,701 | 684 bp | + | 46.1% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,701 | 9,484 | 784 bp | + | 49.5% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,485 | 9,553 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,554 | 9,905 | 352 bp | + | 49.3% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,910 | 9,978 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,980 | 10,276 | 297 bp | + | 49.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,270 | 11,648 | 1,379 bp | + | 46.9% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,649 | 11,717 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,718 | 11,783 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,792 | 11,862 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,863 | 13,680 | 1,818 bp | + | 47.4% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 13,687 | 14,829 | 1,143 bp | + | 48.3% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 14,834 | 14,902 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 14,914 | 14,983 | 70 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,997 | 15,515 | 519 bp | − | 48.2% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,518 | 15,588 | 71 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,589 | 17,346 | 1,758 bp | – | 37.3% |