MitoAge

Drosophila melanogaster

Fruit fly

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Maximum lifespan
3.6 mo
AnAge record
mtDNA size
19,524 bp
RefSeq NC_024511.2
GC content
17.78%
Whole genome
Non-coding
4,802 bp
D-loop 4,608 bp

Where Fruit fly sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Fruit fly has the 2,332nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Fruit fly
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Base composition

Whole genome19,524 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.147
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.016

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.6 months
Female sexual maturity
7 days
Male sexual maturity
7 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00011)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, 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 genome19,524 bp
Protein-coding11,164 bp
12S rRNA786 bp
16S rRNA1,324 bp
All tRNA1,449 bp
D-loop4,608 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1939 bp50.1%27.6%7.9%14.5%22.36%−0.295+0.289
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,024 bp36.2%46.6%7.8%9.4%17.19%−0.091−0.125
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,536 bp30.9%40.1%14.9%14.1%29.04%+0.027−0.130
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II685 bp33.6%40.3%13.4%12.7%26.13%+0.028−0.091
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8162 bp39.5%43.8%4.3%12.3%16.67%−0.481−0.052
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6675 bp32.3%43.7%10.1%13.9%24.00%−0.160−0.150
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III789 bp32.3%38.4%14.2%15.1%29.28%−0.030−0.086
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3354 bp33.9%46.6%8.2%11.3%19.49%−0.159−0.158
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L291 bp51.2%31.3%6.2%11.3%17.53%−0.294+0.242
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,339 bp48.3%32.0%7.5%12.2%19.64%−0.240+0.203
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,717 bp47.0%32.0%8.2%12.8%21.03%−0.219+0.190
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp36.8%49.0%4.8%9.5%14.29%−0.333−0.142
CYTBCytochrome b1,137 bp32.0%42.0%12.3%13.6%25.95%−0.051−0.135
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA786 bp39.3%40.8%7.3%12.6%19.85%−0.269−0.019
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,324 bp42.2%40.8%6.0%11.0%16.99%−0.298+0.017
D-loopControl region (D-loop)4,608 bp49.2%46.5%1.6%2.6%4.28%−0.228+0.029

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,723 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).

Phe F8.9%
UUU317
UUC15
Leu L16.7%
UUA541
UUG24
CUU33
CUC1
CUA21
CUG0
Ile I9.9%
AUU353
AUC16
Met M6.1%
AUA215
AUG13
Val V4.9%
GUU82
GUC1
GUA91
GUG8
Ser S9.1%
UCU128
UCC6
UCA96
UCG4
AGU30
AGC0
AGA74
AGG0
Pro P3.5%
CCU79
CCC6
CCA42
CCG3
Thr T4.8%
ACU95
ACC5
ACA77
ACG2
Ala A4.5%
GCU129
GCC8
GCA27
GCG4
Tyr Y4.5%
UAU145
UAC21
His H2.1%
CAU72
CAC7
Gln Q1.9%
CAA64
CAG6
Asn N5.5%
AAU193
AAC10
Lys K2.3%
AAA81
AAG5
Asp D1.8%
GAU59
GAC7
Glu E2.1%
GAA76
GAG2
Cys C1.1%
UGU39
UGC2
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG4
Arg R1.6%
CGU13
CGC0
CGA44
CGG2
Gly G5.9%
GGU61
GGC2
GGA137
GGG19
Stop 0.2%
UAA8
UAG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_024511.2

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (17.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA16565 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA9716569 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA17123969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene2401,2631,024 bp+17.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA1,2641,32966 bp+–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA1,3221,38362 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA1,4031,46866 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene1,4743,0091,536 bp+29.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,0123,07766 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene3,0833,767685 bp+26.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA3,7683,83871 bp+–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA3,8403,90667 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene3,9074,068162 bp+16.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene4,0624,736675 bp+24.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene4,7365,524789 bp+29.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA5,5435,60765 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene5,6085,961354 bp+19.5%
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,9836,04765 bp+–
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA6,0626,12564 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,1266,19065 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA6,1916,25868 bp+–
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA6,2596,32567 bp+–
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA6,3446,40865 bp−–
ND5Protein-coding gene6,4098,1251,717 bp−21.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA8,1418,20666 bp−–
ND4Protein-coding gene8,2079,5451,339 bp−19.6%
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,5459,835291 bp−17.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA9,8389,90366 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA9,9049,96461 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene9,97110,495525 bp+14.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene10,49911,6351,137 bp+26.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA11,63811,70366 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene11,72112,659939 bp−22.4%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,67012,73465 bp−–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA12,73514,0581,324 bp−17.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA14,05814,13073 bp−–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA14,13114,916786 bp−19.9%
D-loopControl region14,91719,5244,608 bp–4.3%

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