Maximum lifespan
36.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
38.79%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,413 bp
D-loop 1,354 bp

Where Giant panda sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Giant panda has the 303rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Giant panda
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,805 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.227
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.038

Life history

Maximum lifespan
36.8 years
Adult weight
117.5 kg
Birth weight
110 g
Female sexual maturity
6 years
Male sexual maturity
6 years
Gestation or incubation
48 days
Litter or clutch size
1.5
Litters per year
0.7
Postnatal growth rate
0.0028 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02247)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, small sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,805 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA966 bp
16S rRNA1,581 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,354 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ailuropoda melanoleuca genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.6%30.6%12.3%26.4%38.70%−0.3620.000
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.1%29.2%9.2%25.5%34.74%−0.470+0.106
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.9%32.1%17.9%23.0%40.97%−0.125−0.088
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.9%29.7%15.1%21.3%36.40%−0.173+0.067
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp38.7%28.9%8.8%23.5%32.35%−0.455+0.145
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.8%33.6%12.8%23.8%36.56%−0.301−0.060
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.3%32.3%15.8%24.6%40.43%−0.218−0.084
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp29.4%33.7%13.5%23.3%36.89%−0.266−0.068
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%34.3%14.5%23.9%38.38%−0.246−0.115
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.9%31.5%12.8%24.7%37.59%−0.317−0.009
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,830 bp32.2%29.0%12.5%26.3%38.80%−0.355+0.054
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.0%22.9%11.0%26.1%37.12%−0.408+0.271
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.1%31.2%14.4%25.3%39.65%−0.274−0.035
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA966 bp35.4%24.4%18.4%21.7%40.17%−0.082+0.183
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,581 bp36.3%25.6%18.4%19.7%38.08%−0.033+0.173
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,354 bp26.1%29.1%19.3%25.6%44.83%−0.140−0.055

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,803 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU143
UUC96
Leu L15.7%
UUA126
UUG15
CUU97
CUC62
CUA248
CUG50
Ile I8.4%
AUU208
AUC110
Met M6.3%
AUA187
AUG54
Val V5.5%
GUU48
GUC40
GUA99
GUG22
Ser S7.2%
UCU68
UCC55
UCA84
UCG7
AGU32
AGC27
Pro P5.2%
CCU70
CCC43
CCA73
CCG11
Thr T8.2%
ACU82
ACC70
ACA143
ACG15
Ala A6.8%
GCU66
GCC85
GCA100
GCG9
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU78
UAC53
His H2.7%
CAU53
CAC48
Gln Q2.3%
CAA75
CAG13
Asn N4.0%
AAU77
AAC74
Lys K2.6%
AAA78
AAG22
Asp D1.8%
GAU38
GAC30
Glu E2.6%
GAA72
GAG28
Cys C0.7%
UGU16
UGC11
Trp W2.8%
UGA91
UGG15
Arg R1.7%
CGU3
CGC8
CGA49
CGG4
Gly G5.6%
GGU33
GGC43
GGA104
GGG34
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_009492.1

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 (38.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Ailuropoda melanoleuca (NC_009492.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,3541,354 bp–44.8%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,3551,42369 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,4242,389966 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,3902,45768 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,4584,0381,581 bp+38.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA4,0404,11475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,1165,071956 bp+38.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA5,0725,14069 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,1385,21073 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,2125,28069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2816,3221,042 bp+34.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,3236,39068 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3986,46669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4676,53973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,5736,63967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,6406,70667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,7088,2521,545 bp+41.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,2508,31869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,3258,39167 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3929,075684 bp+36.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA9,0799,14567 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,1489,351204 bp+32.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,3099,989681 bp+36.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,98910,772784 bp+40.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,77310,84169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,84211,188347 bp+36.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,18911,25769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,25811,554297 bp+38.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,54812,9251,378 bp+37.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,92612,99469 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,99513,05359 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,05413,12370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,12414,9531,830 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,92815,455528 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,45615,52469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene15,52916,6681,140 bp+39.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,66916,74072 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,74016,80566 bp+–