MitoAge

Chelonia mydas

Green sea turtle

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Maximum lifespan
75 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,497 bp
RefSeq NC_000886.1
GC content
39.45%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,019 bp
D-loop 982 bp

Where Green sea turtle sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Green sea turtle has the 58th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Green sea turtle
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Base composition

Whole genome16,497 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.395
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.169

Life history

Maximum lifespan
75 years
Adult weight
160 kg
Female sexual maturity
10 years
Male sexual maturity
10 years
Gestation or incubation
59 days
Litter or clutch size
150

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03684)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality
acceptable, medium 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 genome16,497 bp
Protein-coding11,357 bp
12S rRNA969 bp
16S rRNA1,612 bp
All tRNA1,549 bp
D-loop982 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1971 bp33.0%27.0%10.3%29.8%40.06%−0.486+0.100
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp37.8%23.6%7.4%31.2%38.60%−0.616+0.232
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp30.1%28.0%15.3%26.6%41.93%−0.270+0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II687 bp36.5%24.3%11.9%27.2%39.16%−0.390+0.201
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8186 bp40.3%24.7%4.3%30.6%34.95%−0.754+0.240
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6683 bp35.0%24.9%8.1%32.1%40.12%−0.599+0.169
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp31.5%25.6%14.2%28.7%42.86%−0.339+0.103
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp32.4%27.2%10.3%30.1%40.40%−0.489+0.087
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.6%29.3%9.4%30.6%40.07%−0.529+0.022
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp35.9%26.5%9.3%28.3%37.58%−0.507+0.151
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,806 bp36.4%24.3%9.0%30.3%39.37%−0.541+0.200
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp46.5%15.4%6.9%31.2%38.10%−0.640+0.502
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp31.6%25.6%11.5%31.4%42.83%−0.465+0.104
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA969 bp36.7%21.4%16.9%25.0%41.90%−0.192+0.265
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,612 bp39.1%22.3%16.3%22.3%38.59%−0.158+0.275
D-loopControl region (D-loop)982 bp35.8%31.4%12.0%20.8%32.79%−0.267+0.067

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU84
UUC136
Leu L16.2%
UUA112
UUG17
CUU49
CUC82
CUA344
CUG10
Ile I8.4%
AUU128
AUC191
Met M6.2%
AUA220
AUG17
Val V4.0%
GUU39
GUC19
GUA85
GUG8
Ser S7.4%
UCU32
UCC75
UCA128
UCG1
AGU14
AGC32
Pro P5.6%
CCU19
CCC40
CCA151
CCG1
Thr T9.7%
ACU57
ACC140
ACA167
ACG3
Ala A6.3%
GCU40
GCC110
GCA86
GCG3
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU46
UAC78
His H2.8%
CAU39
CAC68
Gln Q2.7%
CAA103
CAG1
Asn N4.0%
AAU41
AAC111
Lys K2.3%
AAA86
AAG2
Asp D1.6%
GAU13
GAC47
Glu E2.4%
GAA89
GAG3
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W3.0%
UGA108
UGG5
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC9
CGA49
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU29
GGC59
GGA114
GGG14
Stop 0.2%
UAA3
UAG1
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_000886.1

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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 (39.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,042969 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0431,11169 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1122,7231,612 bp+38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7242,79976 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8003,770971 bp+40.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7713,83969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8393,90971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9093,97769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9785,0161,039 bp+38.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0175,09276 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0945,16269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1645,23673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2635,32866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3295,39971 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4016,9481,548 bp+41.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9407,01071 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0137,08270 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0837,769687 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7707,84273 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8448,029186 bp+35.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9998,681683 bp+40.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6829,465784 bp+42.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4669,53368 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5349,883350 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8849,95370 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95410,250297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24411,6241,381 bp+37.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,62511,69470 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,69511,76066 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76011,83172 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83213,6371,806 bp+39.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,63314,157525 bp−38.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,15814,22568 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,22915,3721,144 bp+42.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,37315,44371 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,44515,51571 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,51616,497982 bp–32.8%

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