Carcharodon carcharias

Great white shark

Maximum lifespan

50 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,744 bp

RefSeq NC_022415.1

GC content

40.76%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,170 bp

D-loop 1,115 bp

Where Great white shark sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Great white shark has the 139th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,744 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.318
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.032

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50 years
Adult weight: 1.9 t
Male sexual maturity: 9 years
Litter or clutch size: 6

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01797)

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 genome16,744 bp

Protein-coding11,406 bp

12S rRNA956 bp

16S rRNA1,671 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop1,115 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Carcharodon carcharias genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.1%	29.9%	12.3%	29.6%	41.95%	−0.413	−0.032
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	28.9%	29.3%	10.1%	31.7%	41.76%	−0.518	−0.007
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	26.1%	30.8%	17.2%	25.9%	43.12%	−0.200	−0.084
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	30.4%	29.2%	15.3%	25.0%	40.38%	−0.240	+0.019
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	38.7%	26.2%	8.9%	26.2%	35.12%	−0.492	+0.193
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.8%	30.3%	10.4%	29.5%	39.91%	−0.480	−0.007
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	28.0%	28.9%	15.9%	27.2%	43.13%	−0.263	−0.016
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	25.4%	31.9%	13.7%	29.1%	42.74%	−0.360	−0.114
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	26.3%	35.4%	11.1%	27.3%	38.38%	−0.421	−0.148
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	29.6%	29.0%	11.9%	29.5%	41.35%	−0.426	+0.010
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,830 bp	30.1%	28.9%	10.6%	30.4%	41.04%	−0.483	+0.021
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.4%	17.2%	8.6%	32.8%	41.38%	−0.583	+0.412
CYTBCytochrome b	1,146 bp	26.5%	30.0%	12.7%	30.7%	43.46%	−0.414	−0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	956 bp	33.7%	24.1%	18.7%	23.5%	42.26%	−0.114	+0.167
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,671 bp	35.7%	26.3%	17.1%	20.9%	38.06%	−0.101	+0.152
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,115 bp	32.6%	32.5%	12.9%	22.1%	34.98%	−0.262	+0.001

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,809 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%

UUU122

UUC114

Leu L17.5%

UUA143

UUG22

CUU132

CUC143

CUA194

CUG33

Ile I8.8%

AUU188

AUC146

Met M4.8%

AUA137

AUG44

Val V4.6%

GUU49

GUC42

GUA59

GUG26

Ser S7.0%

UCU45

UCC90

UCA76

UCG4

AGU14

AGC38

Pro P5.4%

CCU44

CCC83

CCA78

CCG2

Thr T7.4%

ACU57

ACC100

ACA118

ACG6

Ala A7.4%

GCU61

GCC128

GCA88

GCG4

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU72

UAC52

His H2.7%

CAU33

CAC68

Gln Q2.6%

CAA93

CAG5

Asn N3.9%

AAU58

AAC92

Lys K2.1%

AAA79

AAG2

Asp D1.8%

GAU28

GAC40

Glu E2.8%

GAA80

GAG25

Cys C0.6%

UGU9

UGC15

Trp W3.2%

UGA107

UGG13

Arg R1.9%

CGU13

CGC17

CGA38

CGG3

Gly G5.9%

GGU48

GGC68

GGA85

GGG25

Stop 0.3%

UAA9

UAG1

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_022415.1

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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 (40.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Carcharodon carcharias (NC_022415.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,027	956 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,025	1,096	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,097	2,767	1,671 bp	+	38.1%
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	2,767	2,841	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,842	3,816	975 bp	+	42.0%
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	3,819	3,887	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,886	3,957	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,959	4,027	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,028	5,071	1,044 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,071	5,141	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,143	5,211	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	5,212	5,284	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,318	5,384	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,385	5,453	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,455	7,008	1,554 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,011	7,081	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	7,086	7,154	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,159	7,849	691 bp	+	40.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,850	7,923	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,925	8,092	168 bp	+	35.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,083	8,766	684 bp	+	39.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,766	9,551	786 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,554	9,623	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,624	9,974	351 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,973	10,043	71 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,044	10,340	297 bp	+	38.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,334	11,714	1,381 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,715	11,783	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,784	11,850	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	11,851	11,922	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,923	13,752	1,830 bp	+	41.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,748	14,269	522 bp	−	41.4%
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	14,270	14,339	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,342	15,487	1,146 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,487	15,558	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,561	15,629	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,630	16,744	1,115 bp	–	35.0%