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Connochaetes taurinus

Blue wildebeest

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Maximum lifespan
24.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,410 bp
RefSeq NC_020699.1
GC content
40.93%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,042 bp
D-loop 789 bp

Where Blue wildebeest sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blue wildebeest has the 672nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Blue wildebeest
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Base composition

Whole genome16,410 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.330
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.124

Life history

Maximum lifespan
24.3 years
Adult weight
164.5 kg
Birth weight
18.1 kg
Basal metabolic rate
230.073 W
Body temperature
38 °C
Female sexual maturity
411 days
Male sexual maturity
2.5 years
Gestation or incubation
253 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0026 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01937)

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 genome16,410 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,566 bp
All tRNA1,512 bp
D-loop789 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.2%26.5%12.2%30.1%42.36%−0.422+0.082
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.8%26.2%9.3%27.7%37.04%−0.497+0.168
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.9%28.7%17.3%26.1%43.43%−0.204−0.014
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.2%25.6%16.1%25.1%41.23%−0.220+0.129
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp38.8%25.9%8.0%27.4%35.32%−0.549+0.200
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.3%26.9%11.6%29.2%40.82%−0.432+0.092
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.7%27.9%15.1%30.4%45.41%−0.337−0.023
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%24.9%13.0%31.8%44.80%−0.419+0.099
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.6%30.3%11.8%26.3%38.05%−0.381+0.022
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%27.6%10.8%30.2%41.00%−0.473+0.063
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.2%26.0%10.6%30.2%40.80%−0.480+0.121
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.9%20.6%8.0%29.5%37.50%−0.576+0.339
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.0%25.0%13.6%30.4%44.04%−0.382+0.107
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp36.1%21.6%18.4%23.9%42.30%−0.129+0.252
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,566 bp37.7%22.3%17.6%22.3%39.97%−0.118+0.257
D-loopControl region (D-loop)789 bp33.2%26.4%15.3%25.1%40.43%−0.241+0.115

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU96
UUC141
Leu L15.9%
UUA72
UUG22
CUU65
CUC104
CUA280
CUG60
Ile I8.8%
AUU157
AUC176
Met M6.8%
AUA206
AUG51
Val V4.8%
GUU34
GUC53
GUA77
GUG19
Ser S7.3%
UCU36
UCC77
UCA103
UCG5
AGU15
AGC40
Pro P5.1%
CCU31
CCC74
CCA87
CCG1
Thr T8.4%
ACU40
ACC104
ACA158
ACG17
Ala A6.5%
GCU32
GCC95
GCA112
GCG8
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU61
UAC69
His H2.5%
CAU23
CAC72
Gln Q2.3%
CAA77
CAG12
Asn N4.3%
AAU47
AAC118
Lys K2.6%
AAA86
AAG11
Asp D1.7%
GAU23
GAC43
Glu E2.6%
GAA79
GAG18
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC14
CGA39
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU31
GGC62
GGA95
GGG27
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020699.1

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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 (40.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,023955 bp+42.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0241,09067 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0912,6561,566 bp+40.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6572,73175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7343,689956 bp+42.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6903,75869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7563,82772 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8303,89869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8994,9401,042 bp+37.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9415,00868 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0105,07869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0805,15273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1855,25167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2525,31968 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3216,8651,545 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8636,93371 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9397,00668 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0087,691684 bp+41.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6957,76268 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7647,964201 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9258,605681 bp+40.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6059,388784 bp+45.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3899,45769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4589,803346 bp+44.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8049,87370 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87410,170297 bp+38.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16411,5411,378 bp+41.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54211,61170 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61211,67160 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67311,74270 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74313,5631,821 bp+40.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54714,074528 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,07514,14369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,14815,2871,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29115,36070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36015,42566 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,42616,214789 bp–40.4%

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