Maximum lifespan
33.5 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
39.16%
Whole genome
Non-coding
949 bp
D-loop 888 bp

Where American bison sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American bison has the 357th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %American bison
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,319 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.326
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.107

Life history

Maximum lifespan
33.5 years
Adult weight
630 kg
Birth weight
20 kg
Body temperature
38.7 °C
Female sexual maturity
2.5 years
Male sexual maturity
2.5 years
Gestation or incubation
274 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01904)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, 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 genome16,319 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA956 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop888 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Bison bison genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.0%26.4%12.3%29.3%41.63%−0.407+0.097
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.2%27.9%8.2%26.7%34.84%−0.532+0.143
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.5%29.3%16.4%25.8%42.20%−0.221−0.012
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.9%28.2%14.9%23.0%37.87%−0.212+0.092
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp41.3%29.4%6.0%23.4%29.35%−0.593+0.169
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.5%28.2%11.2%27.2%38.33%−0.418+0.086
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III781 bp26.8%29.1%14.6%29.6%44.17%−0.339−0.041
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp31.1%28.0%12.1%28.8%40.92%−0.408+0.054
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.3%32.3%11.4%23.9%35.35%−0.3520.000
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.5%29.0%10.9%27.6%38.53%−0.435+0.058
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.2%27.5%10.4%28.9%39.32%−0.472+0.095
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.9%21.6%8.0%28.6%36.55%−0.565+0.319
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp32.4%26.1%12.5%29.0%41.58%−0.397+0.108
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA956 bp36.8%22.6%17.9%22.7%40.59%−0.119+0.239
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp38.3%24.0%17.1%20.6%37.71%−0.095+0.229
D-loopControl region (D-loop)888 bp31.8%28.9%13.9%25.5%39.30%−0.295+0.046

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.4%
UUU110
UUC134
Leu L15.6%
UUA111
UUG14
CUU64
CUC93
CUA281
CUG30
Ile I8.6%
AUU172
AUC156
Met M7.0%
AUA222
AUG42
Val V4.9%
GUU37
GUC43
GUA89
GUG17
Ser S7.2%
UCU55
UCC62
UCA100
UCG4
AGU15
AGC38
Pro P5.0%
CCU33
CCC70
CCA85
CCG3
Thr T8.2%
ACU47
ACC87
ACA163
ACG14
Ala A6.5%
GCU51
GCC91
GCA102
GCG4
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU61
UAC72
His H2.6%
CAU30
CAC67
Gln Q2.3%
CAA81
CAG6
Asn N4.3%
AAU55
AAC108
Lys K2.6%
AAA91
AAG8
Asp D1.8%
GAU27
GAC42
Glu E2.5%
GAA79
GAG16
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA94
UGG10
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC11
CGA43
CGG2
Gly G5.8%
GGU31
GGC60
GGA107
GGG21
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_012346.1

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 (39.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Bison bison (NC_012346.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA36242867 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA4291,384956 bp+40.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,3851,45167 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,4523,0211,570 bp+37.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,0223,09675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,0994,054956 bp+41.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,0554,12369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,1214,19272 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,1954,26369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,2645,3051,042 bp+34.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,3065,37267 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,3745,44269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,4445,51774 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,5505,61667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,6175,68468 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,6867,2301,545 bp+42.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,2287,30073 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,3057,37369 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,3758,058684 bp+37.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,0628,12867 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,1308,330201 bp+29.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,2918,971681 bp+38.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,9719,751781 bp+44.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,7559,82369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,82410,170347 bp+40.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,17110,23969 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,24010,536297 bp+35.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,53011,9071,378 bp+38.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,90811,97770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,97812,03760 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,03912,10870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,10913,9291,821 bp+39.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,91314,440528 bp−36.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,44114,50969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,51415,6531,140 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,65815,72669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,72615,79166 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,792360888 bp–39.3%