Cetorhinus maximus

Basking shark

Maximum lifespan

32 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,670 bp

RefSeq NC_023266.1

GC content

40.61%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,102 bp

D-loop 1,048 bp

Where Basking shark sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Basking shark has the 390th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,670 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.303
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.042

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 32 years
Adult weight: 2.2 t
Female sexual maturity: 11.5 years
Male sexual maturity: 8 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01796)

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 genome16,670 bp

Protein-coding11,403 bp

12S rRNA954 bp

16S rRNA1,666 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop1,048 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Cetorhinus maximus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.2%	29.6%	13.2%	28.9%	42.15%	−0.372	−0.025
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,043 bp	30.6%	27.6%	10.1%	31.7%	41.80%	−0.518	+0.051
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	27.2%	30.6%	16.8%	25.4%	42.21%	−0.204	−0.058
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	30.4%	29.1%	16.4%	24.2%	40.52%	−0.193	+0.022
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	36.9%	29.2%	8.9%	25.0%	33.93%	−0.474	+0.117
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.7%	31.6%	11.3%	27.5%	38.74%	−0.419	−0.031
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	27.5%	29.4%	15.8%	27.4%	43.13%	−0.268	−0.034
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	24.1%	33.0%	14.9%	28.1%	42.98%	−0.307	−0.156
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	25.3%	34.3%	11.8%	28.6%	40.40%	−0.417	−0.153
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	29.8%	29.1%	12.3%	28.8%	41.13%	−0.401	+0.011
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,830 bp	30.9%	28.9%	11.0%	29.2%	40.22%	−0.454	+0.033
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.0%	16.3%	9.8%	32.0%	41.76%	−0.532	+0.441
CYTBCytochrome b	1,146 bp	27.1%	28.8%	12.5%	31.7%	44.15%	−0.435	−0.031
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	954 bp	34.2%	24.4%	18.9%	22.5%	41.41%	−0.089	+0.166
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,666 bp	36.5%	26.0%	17.0%	20.5%	37.52%	−0.091	+0.168
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,048 bp	31.9%	31.8%	14.3%	22.0%	36.36%	−0.213	+0.002

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,807 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%

UUU107

UUC126

Leu L17.5%

UUA167

UUG28

CUU122

CUC131

CUA195

CUG24

Ile I8.7%

AUU186

AUC144

Met M4.5%

AUA135

AUG38

Val V4.7%

GUU46

GUC53

GUA62

GUG19

Ser S7.1%

UCU51

UCC67

UCA90

UCG5

AGU17

AGC40

Pro P5.5%

CCU43

CCC67

CCA96

CCG3

Thr T7.7%

ACU54

ACC102

ACA121

ACG15

Ala A7.3%

GCU69

GCC120

GCA81

GCG9

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU60

UAC59

His H2.7%

CAU37

CAC67

Gln Q2.6%

CAA86

CAG12

Asn N3.8%

AAU59

AAC85

Lys K2.1%

AAA73

AAG8

Asp D1.9%

GAU31

GAC42

Glu E2.7%

GAA85

GAG17

Cys C0.7%

UGU11

UGC14

Trp W3.2%

UGA108

UGG13

Arg R1.9%

CGU14

CGC15

CGA40

CGG3

Gly G5.9%

GGU38

GGC70

GGA84

GGG34

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG1

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_023266.1

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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 (40.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Cetorhinus maximus (NC_023266.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,024	954 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,022	1,093	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,094	2,759	1,666 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,759	2,833	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,834	3,808	975 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,810	3,878	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,877	3,948	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,949	4,017	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,018	5,060	1,043 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,061	5,131	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,133	5,201	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,202	5,274	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,307	5,374	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,376	5,445	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,447	7,000	1,554 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,003	7,073	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,078	7,147	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,155	7,845	691 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,846	7,919	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,921	8,088	168 bp	+	33.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,079	8,762	684 bp	+	38.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,762	9,547	786 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,550	9,619	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,620	9,968	349 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,969	10,037	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,038	10,334	297 bp	+	40.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,328	11,708	1,381 bp	+	41.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,709	11,777	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,778	11,844	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,845	11,916	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,917	13,746	1,830 bp	+	40.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,742	14,263	522 bp	−	41.8%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,264	14,333	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,336	15,481	1,146 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,482	15,553	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,554	15,622	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,623	16,670	1,048 bp	–	36.4%