MitoAge

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Common minke whale

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Maximum lifespan
50 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,417 bp
RefSeq NC_005271.1
GC content
40.42%
Whole genome
Non-coding
996 bp
D-loop 935 bp

Where Common minke whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common minke whale has the 140th longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome16,417 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.362
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.109

Life history

Maximum lifespan
50 years
Adult weight
7.5 t
Birth weight
320 kg
Female sexual maturity
7.5 years
Male sexual maturity
7.5 years
Gestation or incubation
312 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02278)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,417 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,523 bp
D-loop935 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.9%26.4%11.1%29.6%40.65%−0.455+0.109
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp36.1%25.8%8.3%29.8%38.12%−0.563+0.167
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.7%28.2%15.8%27.3%43.07%−0.266+0.008
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.8%24.9%13.2%27.2%40.35%−0.348+0.167
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp37.0%27.1%5.2%30.7%35.94%−0.710+0.154
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.0%29.5%9.8%28.6%38.47%−0.489+0.041
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp28.5%28.6%14.1%28.8%42.88%−0.341−0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.8%28.3%11.0%28.9%39.88%−0.449+0.058
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%31.3%13.1%27.6%40.74%−0.355−0.057
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%27.4%10.3%30.4%40.71%−0.494+0.075
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.2%26.0%9.6%32.2%41.79%−0.540+0.106
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.0%19.9%6.6%30.5%37.12%−0.643+0.367
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.3%25.8%13.1%30.9%43.95%−0.405+0.080
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA980 bp35.0%22.2%18.6%24.2%42.76%−0.131+0.223
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp36.7%24.3%17.3%21.7%38.97%−0.112+0.202
D-loopControl region (D-loop)935 bp31.3%31.2%14.4%23.0%37.43%−0.229+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%
UUU90
UUC150
Leu L16.3%
UUA106
UUG12
CUU72
CUC117
CUA295
CUG19
Ile I8.6%
AUU139
AUC186
Met M6.1%
AUA200
AUG33
Val V4.6%
GUU38
GUC39
GUA87
GUG12
Ser S6.9%
UCU38
UCC72
UCA90
UCG5
AGU21
AGC37
Pro P5.4%
CCU47
CCC80
CCA77
CCG2
Thr T8.7%
ACU50
ACC108
ACA166
ACG8
Ala A6.7%
GCU43
GCC107
GCA101
GCG2
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU57
UAC70
His H2.6%
CAU30
CAC69
Gln Q2.5%
CAA89
CAG5
Asn N4.2%
AAU45
AAC113
Lys K2.5%
AAA91
AAG5
Asp D1.8%
GAU15
GAC52
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG16
Cys C0.6%
UGU10
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC16
CGA41
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU47
GGC64
GGA85
GGG18
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005271.1

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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 (40.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17474 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,054980 bp+42.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0551,12167 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1222,6991,578 bp+39.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7002,77475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7773,733957 bp+40.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7333,80270 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8003,87273 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8743,94269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9434,9861,044 bp+38.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9855,05571 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0615,12969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1315,20474 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2375,30468 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3055,37066 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3726,9221,551 bp+43.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9186,98669 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9947,06168 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0627,745684 bp+40.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7497,81365 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8188,009192 bp+35.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9798,659681 bp+38.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6599,444786 bp+42.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4449,51269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5139,858346 bp+39.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8609,92869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92910,225297 bp+40.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21911,5961,378 bp+40.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59711,66670 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66711,72862 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72911,79870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79913,6191,821 bp+41.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,60314,130528 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,13114,19969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,20415,3431,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,34415,41673 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,41615,48267 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,48316,417935 bp–37.4%

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