MitoAge

Tachycineta thalassina

Violet-green swallow

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Maximum lifespan
9.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,118 bp
RefSeq NC_020597.1
GC content
46.21%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,635 bp
D-loop 2,540 bp

Where Violet-green swallow sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Violet-green swallow has the 1,645th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Violet-green swallow
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Base composition

Whole genome18,118 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.382
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.127

Life history

Maximum lifespan
9.1 years
Adult weight
14.2 g
Birth weight
1.7 g
Female sexual maturity
363 days
Gestation or incubation
14 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.412 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00939)

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 genome18,118 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,605 bp
All tRNA1,537 bp
D-loop2,540 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.5%25.1%14.0%33.4%47.44%−0.409+0.047
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp30.7%25.0%9.6%34.7%44.28%−0.566+0.103
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.6%24.0%16.7%31.7%48.36%−0.309+0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%21.2%14.9%32.7%47.66%−0.374+0.190
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp29.8%24.4%7.1%38.7%45.83%−0.688+0.099
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.7%23.8%10.7%34.8%45.47%−0.531+0.126
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.4%24.1%16.1%33.4%49.49%−0.351+0.045
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.2%24.5%12.8%34.5%47.29%−0.458+0.070
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%24.9%11.8%35.4%47.14%−0.500+0.057
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.4%22.4%11.1%36.1%47.17%−0.529+0.151
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.2%22.2%11.4%35.1%46.54%−0.511+0.169
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp39.9%10.6%9.2%40.3%49.52%−0.626+0.580
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.6%24.2%13.1%35.1%48.21%−0.456+0.064
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp30.9%20.6%22.4%26.1%48.51%−0.076+0.202
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,605 bp34.5%19.7%19.9%25.9%45.86%−0.130+0.273
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,540 bp28.7%28.9%13.1%29.4%42.48%−0.383−0.003

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU41
UUC178
Leu L17.4%
UUA52
UUG22
CUU59
CUC136
CUA340
CUG53
Ile I7.5%
AUU68
AUC217
Met M4.3%
AUA125
AUG37
Val V4.9%
GUU37
GUC54
GUA70
GUG25
Ser S7.6%
UCU32
UCC110
UCA86
UCG7
AGU11
AGC44
Pro P5.9%
CCU41
CCC85
CCA96
CCG3
Thr T8.7%
ACU42
ACC163
ACA125
ACG2
Ala A8.2%
GCU34
GCC159
GCA106
GCG12
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU19
UAC92
His H2.8%
CAU22
CAC83
Gln Q2.6%
CAA88
CAG10
Asn N3.4%
AAU22
AAC109
Lys K2.2%
AAA81
AAG3
Asp D1.7%
GAU12
GAC54
Glu E2.3%
GAA73
GAG13
Cys C0.8%
UGU9
UGC21
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG10
Arg R1.9%
CGU4
CGC15
CGA46
CGG7
Gly G5.9%
GGU20
GGC68
GGA101
GGG36
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA2
AGG1

Genome map

40 annotated features in NC_020597.1

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-loop3
  • 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 40 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1973973 bp+48.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA9731,04371 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0442,6481,605 bp+45.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6492,72375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7433,720978 bp+47.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7273,79872 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8063,87671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8763,94368 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9444,9841,041 bp+44.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9845,05471 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0565,12469 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1345,20471 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2065,27166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2715,34171 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3436,8931,551 bp+48.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8856,95975 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9657,03066 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0437,726684 bp+47.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7287,79669 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7987,965168 bp+45.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9568,639684 bp+45.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6469,429784 bp+49.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4309,49869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4999,849351 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8529,92170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92310,219297 bp+47.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21311,5901,378 bp+47.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59111,66070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66111,72666 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72611,79671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79713,6141,818 bp+46.5%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,62314,7651,143 bp+48.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,76914,83769 bp+–
D-loopControl region14,83816,1161,279 bp–42.5%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,11716,18670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,19816,716519 bp−49.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,71816,78972 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,79018,0501,261 bp–42.5%
D-loopControl region17,88718,049163 bp–42.5%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA18,05118,11868 bp+–

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