MitoAge

Cavia aperea

Brazilian guinea pig

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Maximum lifespan
6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,681 bp
RefSeq NC_046949.1
GC content
39.03%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,332 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Brazilian guinea pig sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Brazilian guinea pig has the 1,906th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Brazilian guinea pig
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Base composition

Whole genome16,681 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.263
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.059

Life history

Maximum lifespan
6 years
Adult weight
341 g
Birth weight
59.7 g
Female sexual maturity
74 days
Male sexual maturity
77 days
Gestation or incubation
63 days
Litter or clutch size
2.5
Litters per year
5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02857)

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
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome16,681 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA943 bp
16S rRNA1,565 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp30.0%29.4%12.7%27.9%40.61%−0.373+0.009
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.4%29.5%9.0%27.2%36.18%−0.501+0.077
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp26.1%32.7%18.7%22.5%41.18%−0.093−0.111
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.7%28.5%13.9%24.9%38.74%−0.283+0.069
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.8%29.9%7.8%25.5%33.33%−0.529+0.103
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.8%28.6%11.0%29.5%40.53%−0.457+0.037
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%31.3%15.9%24.2%40.18%−0.206−0.045
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp31.4%31.7%13.0%23.9%36.89%−0.297−0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%32.7%13.1%25.3%38.38%−0.316−0.060
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.4%30.2%10.6%25.8%36.43%−0.418+0.050
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp31.8%30.6%12.3%25.3%37.58%−0.345+0.019
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp38.9%25.5%12.2%23.4%35.62%−0.316+0.207
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.2%27.8%12.9%30.1%42.98%−0.400+0.025
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA943 bp34.9%23.5%19.3%22.3%41.57%−0.071+0.194
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,565 bp37.6%25.6%17.3%19.6%36.81%−0.063+0.191

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU98
UUC140
Leu L15.9%
UUA189
UUG22
CUU84
CUC66
CUA203
CUG40
Ile I9.0%
AUU182
AUC160
Met M6.3%
AUA200
AUG39
Val V4.6%
GUU48
GUC33
GUA72
GUG23
Ser S7.9%
UCU52
UCC71
UCA113
UCG9
AGU15
AGC41
Pro P5.1%
CCU53
CCC41
CCA86
CCG12
Thr T7.8%
ACU62
ACC80
ACA140
ACG14
Ala A6.7%
GCU67
GCC85
GCA94
GCG7
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU77
UAC63
His H2.6%
CAU31
CAC66
Gln Q2.3%
CAA74
CAG12
Asn N4.2%
AAU58
AAC100
Lys K2.5%
AAA85
AAG10
Asp D1.8%
GAU27
GAC43
Glu E2.5%
GAA72
GAG24
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC19
Trp W2.8%
UGA84
UGG21
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC12
CGA38
CGG4
Gly G5.5%
GGU38
GGC51
GGA86
GGG33
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_046949.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16565 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA661,008943 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0091,07769 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0782,6421,565 bp+36.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6432,71775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7223,679958 bp+40.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6803,74768 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7453,81571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8183,88669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8874,9281,042 bp+36.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9294,99870 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0015,06969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0725,14473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1835,24967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2525,31867 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3316,8721,542 bp+41.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8766,94469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9527,02069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0217,704684 bp+38.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7077,77064 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7727,975204 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9338,613681 bp+40.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6139,396784 bp+40.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3979,46468 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4659,811347 bp+36.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8129,87968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88110,177297 bp+38.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17111,5481,378 bp+36.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54911,61769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62211,67857 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68011,74970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75013,5611,812 bp+37.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55814,082525 bp−35.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08714,15569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16415,3031,140 bp+43.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30415,37269 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37715,44670 bp−–

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