Acipenser sinensis
Chinese sturgeon
GC content
45.44%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,029 bp
D-loop 947 bp
Where Chinese sturgeon sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chinese sturgeon has the 365th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other ray-finned fishes
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,682 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.281
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.108
About this record
- Lifespan source
- FishBase v26.06
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable
- Licence
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- Status
- New in build 2
- In the database since
- build 2 (2026-11-13)
The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.
Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.
Composition by region
Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeqWhole genome16,682 bp
Protein-coding11,412 bp
12S rRNA961 bp
16S rRNA1,705 bp
All tRNA1,575 bp
D-loop947 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 45.95% | −0.379 | +0.066 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,045 bp | 45.26% | −0.450 | +0.192 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,554 bp | 47.17% | −0.181 | −0.065 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 691 bp | 43.71% | −0.219 | +0.095 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 41.07% | −0.449 | +0.111 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 47.22% | −0.443 | +0.025 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 785 bp | 48.41% | −0.274 | +0.017 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 349 bp | 48.14% | −0.298 | −0.083 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 51.18% | −0.421 | −0.007 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,381 bp | 46.13% | −0.360 | +0.094 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,842 bp | 44.57% | −0.430 | +0.113 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 46.94% | −0.494 | +0.560 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,141 bp | 46.19% | −0.340 | +0.007 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 961 bp | 48.70% | −0.120 | +0.258 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,705 bp | 44.34% | −0.103 | +0.279 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 947 bp | 36.43% | −0.200 | +0.010 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,809 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F5.8%
UUU105
UUC115
Leu L16.5%
UUA78
UUG24
CUU78
CUC128
CUA258
CUG64
Ile I7.4%
AUU147
AUC136
Met M4.6%
AUA119
AUG57
Val V5.9%
GUU42
GUC49
GUA91
GUG41
Ser S6.1%
UCU30
UCC81
UCA61
UCG9
AGU11
AGC39
Pro P5.6%
CCU31
CCC91
CCA81
CCG12
Thr T8.2%
ACU34
ACC140
ACA126
ACG13
Ala A8.8%
GCU39
GCC173
GCA108
GCG15
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU45
UAC72
His H2.7%
CAU23
CAC81
Gln Q2.7%
CAA96
CAG6
Asn N3.4%
AAU32
AAC98
Lys K2.1%
AAA72
AAG7
Asp D1.9%
GAU18
GAC56
Glu E2.6%
GAA84
GAG16
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC19
Trp W3.2%
UGA104
UGG16
Arg R1.9%
CGU4
CGC14
CGA48
CGG8
Gly G6.5%
GGU28
GGC87
GGA89
GGG43
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA0
AGG0
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_012646.1Hover, 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 (45.4%, 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 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,029 | 961 bp | + | 48.7% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,030 | 1,100 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,101 | 2,805 | 1,705 bp | + | 44.3% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,806 | 2,880 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,881 | 3,855 | 975 bp | + | 46.0% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,865 | 3,935 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,935 | 4,006 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 4,006 | 4,075 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,076 | 5,120 | 1,045 bp | + | 45.3% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,121 | 5,193 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,196 | 5,264 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,266 | 5,338 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,373 | 5,439 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,440 | 5,510 | 71 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,512 | 7,065 | 1,554 bp | + | 47.2% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,073 | 7,146 | 74 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,152 | 7,223 | 72 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,238 | 7,928 | 691 bp | + | 43.7% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,929 | 8,002 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 8,004 | 8,171 | 168 bp | + | 41.1% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,162 | 8,845 | 684 bp | + | 47.2% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,845 | 9,629 | 785 bp | + | 48.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,630 | 9,702 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,703 | 10,051 | 349 bp | + | 48.1% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 10,052 | 10,121 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,122 | 10,418 | 297 bp | + | 51.2% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,412 | 11,792 | 1,381 bp | + | 46.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,793 | 11,862 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,863 | 11,930 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,931 | 12,003 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 12,004 | 13,845 | 1,842 bp | + | 44.6% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,842 | 14,363 | 522 bp | − | 46.9% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,364 | 14,433 | 70 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,436 | 15,576 | 1,141 bp | + | 46.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,577 | 15,649 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,653 | 15,732 | 80 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,736 | 16,682 | 947 bp | – | 36.4% |