MitoAge

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Little grebe

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Maximum lifespan
17.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,688 bp
RefSeq NC_024594.1
GC content
45.82%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,242 bp
D-loop 1,150 bp

Where Little grebe sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Little grebe has the 1,075th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Little grebe
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Base composition

Whole genome16,688 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.422
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.169

Life history

Maximum lifespan
17.5 years
Adult weight
174 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01439)

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
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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,688 bp
Protein-coding11,360 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,602 bp
All tRNA1,523 bp
D-loop1,150 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1969 bp28.4%25.3%12.3%34.1%46.34%−0.470+0.058
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp34.7%23.8%8.3%33.2%41.48%−0.601+0.188
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.6%23.2%15.7%32.4%48.16%−0.347+0.104
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.3%21.8%13.6%32.3%45.91%−0.408+0.195
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp34.5%20.8%4.8%39.9%44.64%−0.787+0.247
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.8%23.0%8.3%37.9%46.20%−0.639+0.147
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.2%23.9%14.3%32.7%46.94%−0.391+0.101
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp30.5%22.8%11.4%35.3%46.72%−0.512+0.144
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%23.2%12.1%34.7%46.80%−0.482+0.127
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,371 bp33.4%20.8%9.5%36.3%45.81%−0.586+0.233
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.9%20.8%10.7%35.5%46.23%−0.538+0.225
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp41.6%10.2%9.8%38.5%48.28%−0.595+0.607
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.7%22.7%11.7%36.9%48.64%−0.518+0.118
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp32.0%18.9%19.5%29.5%49.07%−0.203+0.257
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,602 bp34.8%19.4%17.9%27.9%45.82%−0.218+0.286
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,150 bp27.2%31.9%14.3%26.5%40.87%−0.298−0.079

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU43
UUC173
Leu L17.1%
UUA51
UUG16
CUU53
CUC159
CUA343
CUG25
Ile I7.6%
AUU60
AUC230
Met M4.6%
AUA147
AUG26
Val V3.8%
GUU22
GUC38
GUA66
GUG19
Ser S7.6%
UCU27
UCC91
UCA100
UCG4
AGU9
AGC57
Pro P6.5%
CCU34
CCC82
CCA123
CCG8
Thr T9.7%
ACU46
ACC156
ACA164
ACG3
Ala A7.3%
GCU29
GCC141
GCA94
GCG11
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU22
UAC89
His H3.3%
CAU28
CAC99
Gln Q2.4%
CAA89
CAG3
Asn N3.8%
AAU23
AAC120
Lys K2.3%
AAA83
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU18
GAC42
Glu E2.4%
GAA82
GAG9
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC21
Trp W2.7%
UGA96
UGG7
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC12
CGA43
CGG11
Gly G5.7%
GGU14
GGC82
GGA89
GGG30
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_024594.1

Hover, 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 (45.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,040972 bp+49.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0411,10666 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1072,7081,602 bp+45.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7092,78274 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7973,765969 bp+46.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7643,83673 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8473,91771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9173,98468 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9855,0231,039 bp+41.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0245,09370 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0955,16369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1665,23974 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2435,31068 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3105,38071 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3826,9321,551 bp+48.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9246,99774 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0007,06869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0717,754684 bp+45.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7567,82368 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8257,992168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9838,666684 bp+46.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6669,449784 bp+46.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4509,51263 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5199,870352 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8759,94369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,94510,241297 bp+46.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,23511,6051,371 bp+45.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,61811,68770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,68811,75366 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76011,83071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83113,6451,815 bp+46.2%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65714,7991,143 bp+48.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80214,86867 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,87314,94169 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,94815,469522 bp−48.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,47215,53867 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,53916,6881,150 bp–40.9%

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