MitoAge

Spizella passerina

Chipping sparrow

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Maximum lifespan
11.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,806 bp
RefSeq NC_053084.1
GC content
46.76%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,324 bp
D-loop 1,214 bp

Where Chipping sparrow sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chipping sparrow has the 1,457th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Chipping sparrow
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Base composition

Whole genome16,806 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.393
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.129

Life history

Maximum lifespan
11.8 years
Adult weight
12.2 g
Birth weight
1.3 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.195 W
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
12 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.544 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01192)

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 genome16,806 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA977 bp
16S rRNA1,597 bp
All tRNA1,541 bp
D-loop1,214 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.0%25.7%13.7%33.6%47.34%−0.421+0.025
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp29.3%24.3%10.7%35.7%46.35%−0.539+0.093
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.9%24.3%16.4%31.4%47.84%−0.313+0.068
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.7%23.5%13.9%32.9%46.78%−0.406+0.115
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp29.2%22.0%7.1%41.7%48.81%−0.707+0.140
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.4%24.0%9.5%36.1%45.61%−0.583+0.118
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp27.0%23.9%14.9%34.1%49.05%−0.392+0.060
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.9%25.1%11.1%35.9%47.01%−0.527+0.054
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%23.2%11.4%37.0%48.49%−0.528+0.098
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.3%21.8%10.7%37.1%47.82%−0.551+0.163
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.0%21.8%11.8%35.4%47.25%−0.499+0.174
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp38.7%10.8%9.4%41.0%50.48%−0.626+0.564
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.4%23.6%13.2%35.8%48.99%−0.461+0.074
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA977 bp30.6%20.0%21.3%28.1%49.44%−0.139+0.211
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,597 bp34.0%21.4%19.7%24.9%44.58%−0.118+0.227
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,214 bp27.5%28.8%13.6%30.1%43.66%−0.377−0.023

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU37
UUC180
Leu L17.8%
UUA51
UUG22
CUU60
CUC190
CUA322
CUG31
Ile I7.8%
AUU59
AUC239
Met M4.2%
AUA123
AUG35
Val V5.0%
GUU30
GUC57
GUA75
GUG27
Ser S7.7%
UCU25
UCC99
UCA96
UCG12
AGU7
AGC53
Pro P5.8%
CCU31
CCC93
CCA89
CCG7
Thr T8.5%
ACU40
ACC150
ACA126
ACG7
Ala A8.1%
GCU54
GCC144
GCA103
GCG8
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU22
UAC88
His H2.6%
CAU12
CAC87
Gln Q2.4%
CAA85
CAG7
Asn N3.5%
AAU19
AAC114
Lys K2.2%
AAA77
AAG7
Asp D1.8%
GAU8
GAC59
Glu E2.4%
GAA75
GAG15
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC25
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG8
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC19
CGA42
CGG5
Gly G5.8%
GGU23
GGC77
GGA93
GGG27
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053084.1

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  • 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 (46.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,045977 bp+49.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0451,11470 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,7111,597 bp+44.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7122,78675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8053,782978 bp+47.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7903,86172 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8673,93771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9374,00569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0065,0451,040 bp+46.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0465,11570 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1175,18569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2035,27573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2765,34267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3435,41270 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4146,9641,551 bp+47.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9567,02873 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0347,10269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1117,794684 bp+46.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7967,86570 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8678,034168 bp+48.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0258,708684 bp+45.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7159,499785 bp+49.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4999,56769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5689,918351 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,9209,98970 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,99110,287297 bp+48.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,28111,6581,378 bp+47.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,65911,72870 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,72911,79466 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,79411,86471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,86513,6821,818 bp+47.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,69214,8341,143 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,83814,90669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,92214,99170 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene15,00115,519519 bp−50.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,52215,59271 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,59316,8061,214 bp–43.7%

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