MitoAge

Cavia porcellus

Guinea pig

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Maximum lifespan
12 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,801 bp
RefSeq NC_000884.1
GC content
39.31%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,446 bp
D-loop 1,357 bp

Where Guinea pig sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Guinea pig has the 1,419th longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome16,801 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.258
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.057

Life history

Maximum lifespan
12 years
Adult weight
728 g
Birth weight
85 g
Basal metabolic rate
2.13 W
Body temperature
39 °C
Female sexual maturity
66 days
Male sexual maturity
76 days
Gestation or incubation
68 days
Litter or clutch size
3.8
Litters per year
5
Postnatal growth rate
0.0106 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02858)

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
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 genome16,801 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA943 bp
16S rRNA1,565 bp
All tRNA1,503 bp
D-loop1,357 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp30.2%29.0%12.4%28.4%40.81%−0.391+0.019
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.4%29.0%9.2%27.4%36.66%−0.497+0.085
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp26.1%33.0%18.6%22.3%40.92%−0.090−0.117
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.9%29.4%13.9%23.8%37.72%−0.264+0.056
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.3%30.4%6.9%25.5%32.35%−0.576+0.101
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.5%29.2%11.0%29.2%40.24%−0.453+0.022
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.4%31.4%16.1%24.1%40.18%−0.200−0.049
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%32.4%13.0%24.3%37.28%−0.302−0.032
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%34.3%12.1%23.2%35.35%−0.314−0.063
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.2%29.7%10.8%26.3%37.16%−0.418+0.055
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp31.8%30.8%12.1%25.2%37.31%−0.349+0.016
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6531 bp38.6%24.7%12.8%23.9%36.72%−0.303+0.220
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.8%27.4%14.3%30.5%44.83%−0.362+0.008
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA943 bp35.1%23.8%19.3%21.8%41.15%−0.062+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,565 bp37.4%26.1%17.1%19.4%36.55%−0.063+0.178
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,357 bp30.3%24.6%18.7%26.4%45.10%−0.170+0.103

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 F6.1%
UUU98
UUC135
Leu L16.1%
UUA184
UUG25
CUU79
CUC73
CUA201
CUG48
Ile I8.9%
AUU176
AUC162
Met M6.3%
AUA194
AUG45
Val V4.6%
GUU52
GUC30
GUA73
GUG18
Ser S8.1%
UCU54
UCC70
UCA120
UCG8
AGU18
AGC38
Pro P4.9%
CCU54
CCC41
CCA82
CCG11
Thr T8.0%
ACU64
ACC87
ACA134
ACG17
Ala A6.6%
GCU66
GCC82
GCA97
GCG7
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU76
UAC64
His H2.6%
CAU32
CAC67
Gln Q2.3%
CAA76
CAG10
Asn N4.1%
AAU67
AAC87
Lys K2.5%
AAA84
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU29
GAC41
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG23
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA78
UGG27
Arg R1.7%
CGU9
CGC13
CGA38
CGG4
Gly G5.5%
GGU39
GGC55
GGA86
GGG30
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_000884.1

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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 (39.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16565 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA661,008943 bp+41.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0091,07769 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0782,6421,565 bp+36.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6432,71674 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7213,678958 bp+40.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6793,74769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7453,81571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8183,88669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8874,9281,042 bp+36.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9294,99870 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0015,06969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0725,14473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1825,24867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2505,31667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3296,8701,542 bp+40.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8736,94169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9497,01769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0187,701684 bp+37.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7027,76867 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7707,973204 bp+32.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9318,611681 bp+40.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6119,394784 bp+40.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3959,46268 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4639,808346 bp+37.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8109,87768 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87910,175297 bp+35.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16911,5461,378 bp+37.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54711,61569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62011,67657 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67811,74770 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74813,5591,812 bp+37.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55614,086531 bp−36.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08714,15569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16415,3031,140 bp+44.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30415,37269 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37715,44468 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44516,8011,357 bp–45.1%

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