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Balaena mysticetus

Bowhead whale

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Maximum lifespan
211 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,390 bp
RefSeq NC_005268.1
GC content
41.31%
Whole genome
Non-coding
982 bp
D-loop 915 bp

Where Bowhead whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Bowhead whale has the 5th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Bowhead whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,390 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.361
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.113

Life history

Maximum lifespan
211 years
Adult weight
100 t
Birth weight
900 kg
Female sexual maturity
22.5 years
Male sexual maturity
22.5 years
Gestation or incubation
396 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.3

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02275)

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
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 genome16,390 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,576 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop915 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp30.8%25.3%12.3%31.6%43.89%−0.438+0.099
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.4%25.0%9.0%30.6%39.56%−0.545+0.173
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp29.3%27.2%15.7%27.8%43.52%−0.277+0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.8%27.0%12.7%25.4%38.16%−0.333+0.125
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp38.0%23.4%5.7%32.8%38.54%−0.703+0.237
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.5%27.3%9.3%31.0%40.24%−0.540+0.086
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.7%29.4%14.5%28.4%42.88%−0.323−0.029
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.9%25.4%12.1%31.5%43.64%−0.444+0.097
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%28.6%12.1%30.3%42.42%−0.429+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.8%26.1%10.7%32.5%43.18%−0.506+0.083
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.3%25.4%10.3%33.1%43.33%−0.526+0.105
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.4%19.9%6.4%31.3%37.69%−0.658+0.362
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.9%25.8%13.1%31.2%44.30%−0.410+0.074
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA975 bp35.2%21.8%18.6%24.4%42.97%−0.136+0.234
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,576 bp36.7%24.6%17.3%21.5%38.77%−0.110+0.198
D-loopControl region (D-loop)915 bp29.7%29.8%16.8%23.6%40.44%−0.168−0.002

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU65
UUC173
Leu L16.5%
UUA110
UUG12
CUU75
CUC114
CUA290
CUG28
Ile I8.3%
AUU105
AUC209
Met M6.0%
AUA189
AUG39
Val V4.7%
GUU37
GUC42
GUA85
GUG15
Ser S6.9%
UCU29
UCC91
UCA84
UCG5
AGU17
AGC37
Pro P5.3%
CCU48
CCC84
CCA68
CCG3
Thr T9.0%
ACU39
ACC128
ACA170
ACG5
Ala A6.6%
GCU38
GCC115
GCA93
GCG5
Tyr Y3.2%
UAU52
UAC71
His H2.7%
CAU26
CAC76
Gln Q2.5%
CAA91
CAG3
Asn N4.1%
AAU52
AAC104
Lys K2.6%
AAA82
AAG15
Asp D1.8%
GAU22
GAC45
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG19
Cys C0.6%
UGU13
UGC10
Trp W2.8%
UGA95
UGG11
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC16
CGA39
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU39
GGC72
GGA82
GGG21
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG3
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005268.1

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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 (41.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,048975 bp+43.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0491,11567 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1162,6911,576 bp+38.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6922,76675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7693,725957 bp+43.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7253,79369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7913,86373 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8653,93369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9344,9771,044 bp+39.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9765,04469 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0565,12469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1265,19974 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2325,29968 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3005,36566 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3676,9171,551 bp+43.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9136,98169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9887,05568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0577,740684 bp+38.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7447,80865 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8128,003192 bp+38.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9738,653681 bp+40.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6539,438786 bp+42.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4389,50669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5079,852346 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8549,92269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92310,219297 bp+42.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21311,5901,378 bp+43.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59111,65969 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66011,72061 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72211,79170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79213,6121,821 bp+43.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59614,123528 bp−37.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12414,19269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19715,3361,140 bp+44.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33715,40872 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40815,47568 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47616,390915 bp–40.4%

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