Ambystoma mexicanum

Axolotl

Maximum lifespan

17 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,369 bp

RefSeq NC_005797.1

GC content

33.26%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,039 bp

D-loop 738 bp

Where Axolotl sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Axolotl has the 1,091st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,369 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.205
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.043

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 17 years
Female sexual maturity: 548 days
Male sexual maturity: 548 days
Gestation or incubation: 18 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00134)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, large 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 genome16,369 bp

Protein-coding11,324 bp

12S rRNA928 bp

16S rRNA1,555 bp

All tRNA1,526 bp

D-loop738 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ambystoma mexicanum genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	969 bp	34.4%	34.9%	10.6%	20.1%	30.75%	−0.309	−0.007
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	38.7%	33.0%	9.1%	19.3%	28.35%	−0.358	+0.080
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	29.3%	34.2%	16.9%	19.6%	36.50%	−0.076	−0.078
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	686 bp	34.5%	30.2%	14.9%	20.4%	35.28%	−0.157	+0.068
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	42.9%	31.5%	6.5%	19.0%	25.60%	−0.488	+0.152
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.0%	36.3%	11.0%	21.8%	32.75%	−0.330	−0.078
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	30.2%	33.4%	15.7%	20.7%	36.35%	−0.137	−0.050
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	348 bp	29.0%	37.4%	13.8%	19.8%	33.62%	−0.179	−0.126
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	32.3%	36.4%	10.4%	20.9%	31.31%	−0.333	−0.059
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,375 bp	34.2%	33.2%	11.1%	21.5%	32.58%	−0.317	+0.014
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,797 bp	34.2%	34.4%	10.9%	20.5%	31.39%	−0.305	−0.002
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	516 bp	48.3%	19.8%	9.7%	22.3%	31.98%	−0.394	+0.419
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	32.6%	35.1%	11.9%	20.3%	32.25%	−0.261	−0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	928 bp	38.0%	24.2%	17.5%	20.3%	37.72%	−0.074	+0.221
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,555 bp	40.1%	26.8%	16.2%	16.8%	33.06%	−0.019	+0.199
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	738 bp	30.6%	32.2%	15.9%	21.3%	37.13%	−0.146	−0.026

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,784 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.6%

UUU193

UUC58

Leu L15.4%

UUA283

UUG9

CUU121

CUC15

CUA142

CUG14

Ile I8.9%

AUU261

AUC75

Met M6.7%

AUA220

AUG33

Val V4.5%

GUU65

GUC11

GUA86

GUG8

Ser S7.5%

UCU73

UCC28

UCA137

UCG3

AGU12

AGC29

Pro P5.2%

CCU41

CCC22

CCA122

CCG10

Thr T7.5%

ACU74

ACC47

ACA151

ACG10

Ala A6.7%

GCU81

GCC48

GCA119

GCG7

Tyr Y3.2%

UAU98

UAC24

His H2.4%

CAU48

CAC41

Gln Q2.7%

CAA99

CAG2

Asn N4.4%

AAU92

AAC74

Lys K2.4%

AAA86

AAG4

Asp D1.9%

GAU51

GAC20

Glu E2.6%

GAA85

GAG12

Cys C0.8%

UGU17

UGC14

Trp W2.9%

UGA99

UGG11

Arg R1.9%

CGU12

CGC7

CGA51

CGG2

Gly G5.8%

GGU53

GGC24

GGA102

GGG39

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG1

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005797.1

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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 (33.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ambystoma mexicanum (NC_005797.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	997	928 bp	+	37.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	998	1,067	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,068	2,622	1,555 bp	+	33.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,623	2,697	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,698	3,666	969 bp	+	30.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,667	3,740	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,739	3,808	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,811	3,879	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,880	4,923	1,044 bp	+	28.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,923	4,990	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	4,993	5,062	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,063	5,135	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,176	5,241	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,242	5,308	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,310	6,857	1,548 bp	+	36.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,858	6,927	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,928	6,997	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	6,998	7,683	686 bp	+	35.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,684	7,757	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,759	7,926	168 bp	+	25.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,917	8,600	684 bp	+	32.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,600	9,383	784 bp	+	36.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,384	9,452	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,453	9,800	348 bp	+	33.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,799	9,867	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,868	10,164	297 bp	+	31.3%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,158	11,532	1,375 bp	+	32.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,533	11,601	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,612	11,670	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,671	11,742	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,743	13,539	1,797 bp	+	31.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,525	14,040	516 bp	−	32.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,044	14,106	63 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,109	15,249	1,141 bp	+	32.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,250	15,319	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,560	15,631	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,632	16,369	738 bp	–	37.1%