MitoAge

Thalassarche melanophris

Black-browed albatross

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Maximum lifespan
43.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,967 bp
RefSeq NC_007172.2
GC content
44.17%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,740 bp
D-loop 2,919 bp

Where Black-browed albatross sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-browed albatross has the 213th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black-browed albatross
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Base composition

Whole genome18,967 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.382
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.127

Life history

Maximum lifespan
43.7 years
Adult weight
3.2 kg
Female sexual maturity
10.6 years
Postnatal growth rate
0.068 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01453)

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
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 genome18,967 bp
Protein-coding11,910 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,599 bp
All tRNA1,755 bp
D-loop2,919 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.4%27.5%13.0%32.1%45.09%−0.424−0.002
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.3%26.2%9.9%31.6%41.48%−0.522+0.105
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.0%26.8%16.3%28.9%45.20%−0.278+0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.0%25.0%15.1%30.0%45.03%−0.331+0.090
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.7%25.6%6.5%35.1%41.67%−0.686+0.122
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.1%24.0%9.8%36.1%45.91%−0.573+0.114
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.7%24.7%14.9%31.6%46.56%−0.359+0.074
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp28.8%28.5%11.7%31.1%42.74%−0.453+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%24.6%14.5%31.6%46.13%−0.372+0.088
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.5%23.7%10.2%34.6%44.85%−0.544+0.142
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.9%23.2%11.2%33.7%44.90%−0.502+0.158
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.3%13.3%9.1%37.3%46.40%−0.608+0.505
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.9%25.0%12.2%34.8%47.07%−0.480+0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp31.8%20.5%20.1%27.5%47.64%−0.155+0.216
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,599 bp34.0%21.7%19.0%25.3%44.34%−0.142+0.220
D-loopControl region (D-loop)2,919 bp32.4%27.5%12.9%27.1%40.05%−0.355+0.081

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%
UUU63
UUC152
Leu L17.7%
UUA84
UUG21
CUU85
CUC156
CUA296
CUG31
Ile I7.6%
AUU87
AUC203
Met M4.6%
AUA142
AUG34
Val V4.4%
GUU33
GUC46
GUA72
GUG16
Ser S7.6%
UCU35
UCC81
UCA105
UCG8
AGU12
AGC48
Pro P5.8%
CCU28
CCC73
CCA110
CCG10
Thr T9.2%
ACU55
ACC139
ACA150
ACG4
Ala A7.7%
GCU60
GCC124
GCA101
GCG9
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU36
UAC74
His H3.0%
CAU28
CAC86
Gln Q2.5%
CAA88
CAG7
Asn N3.4%
AAU29
AAC102
Lys K2.2%
AAA73
AAG12
Asp D1.6%
GAU20
GAC41
Glu E2.5%
GAA86
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU11
UGC18
Trp W2.9%
UGA94
UGG15
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC20
CGA37
CGG3
Gly G5.8%
GGU30
GGC66
GGA84
GGG40
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_007172.2

Hover, 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 (44.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 43 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,043974 bp+47.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0441,11673 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1172,7151,599 bp+44.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7162,79075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7953,772978 bp+45.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7713,84272 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8523,92271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9223,99069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9915,0291,039 bp+41.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0305,09970 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1015,16969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1725,24473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2475,31367 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3135,38472 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3866,9361,551 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9287,00174 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0047,07269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0747,757684 bp+45.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7597,82971 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8317,998168 bp+41.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9898,672684 bp+45.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6729,455784 bp+46.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4569,52469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5259,876352 bp+42.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8809,94869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95010,246297 bp+46.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24011,6171,378 bp+44.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,61811,68770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,68811,75366 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,75411,82471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,82513,6391,815 bp+44.9%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65014,7921,143 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,79714,86670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88814,95770 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96815,495528 bp−46.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49915,56769 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,56817,0261,459 bp–40.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,73716,80670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,82816,89770 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,90817,435528 bp−46.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA17,43917,50769 bp−–
D-loopControl region17,50818,9671,460 bp–40.1%

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