Maximum lifespan
114 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
40.59%
Whole genome
Non-coding
987 bp
D-loop 929 bp

Where Fin whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Fin whale has the 20th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Fin whale
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,398 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.344
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.100

Life history

Maximum lifespan
114 years
Adult weight
70 t
Birth weight
1.8 t
Female sexual maturity
7.4 years
Male sexual maturity
7.8 years
Gestation or incubation
342 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.4

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02282)

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 genome16,398 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA976 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,521 bp
D-loop929 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Balaenoptera physalus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.7%25.9%12.1%30.3%42.42%−0.429+0.100
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.2%26.7%8.8%29.2%38.03%−0.537+0.138
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.8%28.6%16.3%26.3%42.62%−0.234+0.002
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.1%26.6%13.7%25.6%39.33%−0.301+0.123
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp38.0%28.1%5.7%28.1%33.85%−0.662+0.150
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%29.4%10.4%28.5%38.91%−0.464+0.038
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.7%28.2%14.2%29.8%44.02%−0.353−0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.2%27.2%11.8%29.8%41.62%−0.431+0.069
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%31.0%12.8%28.3%41.08%−0.377−0.051
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.5%27.8%10.4%30.3%40.71%−0.490+0.062
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.7%27.0%10.5%30.9%41.35%−0.493+0.081
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.4%19.5%6.4%31.6%38.07%−0.662+0.370
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.2%25.5%13.1%31.2%44.30%−0.410+0.083
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA976 bp34.9%21.7%19.0%24.4%43.34%−0.125+0.233
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp37.0%24.3%17.0%21.7%38.63%−0.122+0.207
D-loopControl region (D-loop)929 bp30.0%30.8%15.8%23.4%39.18%−0.192−0.012

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 F6.2%
UUU86
UUC151
Leu L16.6%
UUA122
UUG21
CUU72
CUC117
CUA279
CUG20
Ile I8.3%
AUU137
AUC177
Met M6.0%
AUA187
AUG41
Val V4.9%
GUU36
GUC49
GUA88
GUG13
Ser S6.9%
UCU37
UCC70
UCA95
UCG7
AGU23
AGC32
Pro P5.4%
CCU51
CCC74
CCA78
CCG1
Thr T8.6%
ACU62
ACC91
ACA167
ACG8
Ala A6.7%
GCU41
GCC109
GCA103
GCG1
Tyr Y3.2%
UAU55
UAC68
His H2.7%
CAU29
CAC73
Gln Q2.4%
CAA86
CAG7
Asn N4.2%
AAU50
AAC109
Lys K2.5%
AAA81
AAG14
Asp D1.8%
GAU25
GAC42
Glu E2.5%
GAA74
GAG21
Cys C0.6%
UGU10
UGC13
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG10
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC16
CGA38
CGG5
Gly G5.7%
GGU35
GGC78
GGA79
GGG23
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001321.1

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 (40.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Balaenoptera physalus (NC_001321.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA42249473 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA4961,471976 bp+43.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,4721,53867 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,5393,1121,574 bp+38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,1133,18775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,1904,146957 bp+42.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,1464,21469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,2124,28473 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,2864,35469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,3555,3981,044 bp+38.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,3975,46569 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,4715,53969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,5415,61474 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,6475,71468 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,7155,78066 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,7827,3321,551 bp+42.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,3287,39871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,4047,47168 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,4728,155684 bp+39.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,1598,22668 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,2288,419192 bp+33.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,3899,069681 bp+38.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,0699,854786 bp+44.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,8549,92269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,92310,268346 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,27010,33869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,33910,635297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,62912,0061,378 bp+40.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,00712,07569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,07612,13661 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,13812,20770 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,20814,0281,821 bp+41.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,01214,539528 bp−38.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,54014,60869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,61315,7521,140 bp+44.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,75315,82472 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,82415,89067 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,891421929 bp–39.2%