MitoAge

Elephas maximus

Asiatic elephant

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Maximum lifespan
79.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,902 bp
RefSeq NC_005129.2
GC content
38.72%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,551 bp
D-loop 1,484 bp

Where Asiatic elephant sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Asiatic elephant has the 50th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Asiatic elephant
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Base composition

Whole genome16,902 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.076

Life history

Maximum lifespan
79.6 years
Adult weight
3.2 t
Birth weight
107 kg
Basal metabolic rate
2,336.5 W
Body temperature
35.8 °C
Female sexual maturity
9 years
Male sexual maturity
9 years
Gestation or incubation
644 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02838)

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 genome16,902 bp
Protein-coding11,330 bp
12S rRNA962 bp
16S rRNA1,565 bp
All tRNA1,504 bp
D-loop1,484 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.0%28.8%11.9%28.2%40.13%−0.406+0.037
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp37.5%26.0%8.6%28.0%36.59%−0.529+0.181
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp27.4%33.9%16.5%22.3%38.76%−0.150−0.105
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.0%30.6%13.3%23.1%36.40%−0.269+0.039
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp31.8%32.8%14.4%20.9%35.32%−0.183−0.015
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6669 bp30.2%30.0%12.4%27.4%39.76%−0.376+0.002
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.4%32.1%14.7%25.8%40.43%−0.274−0.079
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.7%32.1%10.1%25.1%35.26%−0.426+0.009
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%33.3%11.1%26.3%37.37%−0.405−0.065
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.0%29.5%10.6%27.9%38.46%−0.449+0.040
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp34.2%27.9%10.2%27.8%37.91%−0.464+0.100
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.2%19.9%7.6%29.4%36.93%−0.590+0.369
CYTBCytochrome b1,137 bp31.1%27.9%12.0%29.0%40.99%−0.416+0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA962 bp34.4%23.8%19.0%22.8%41.79%−0.090+0.182
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,565 bp37.6%25.7%16.8%19.9%36.74%−0.085+0.188
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,484 bp30.7%26.7%16.0%26.7%42.66%−0.251+0.069

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU124
UUC102
Leu L16.4%
UUA120
UUG14
CUU100
CUC76
CUA287
CUG24
Ile I8.4%
AUU180
AUC137
Met M6.7%
AUA216
AUG37
Val V4.5%
GUU44
GUC31
GUA80
GUG16
Ser S7.4%
UCU62
UCC59
UCA90
UCG8
AGU34
AGC28
Pro P5.1%
CCU48
CCC41
CCA95
CCG8
Thr T9.0%
ACU96
ACC105
ACA129
ACG13
Ala A6.2%
GCU69
GCC80
GCA82
GCG4
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU64
UAC75
His H2.6%
CAU44
CAC56
Gln Q2.2%
CAA76
CAG8
Asn N4.0%
AAU64
AAC89
Lys K2.6%
AAA78
AAG19
Asp D1.7%
GAU28
GAC37
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA93
UGG10
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC12
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G5.6%
GGU44
GGC53
GGA94
GGG22
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG3
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005129.2

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 (38.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,031962 bp+41.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0321,09968 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1002,6641,565 bp+36.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6652,73975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7403,696957 bp+40.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6953,76369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7603,83172 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8353,90470 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9054,9481,044 bp+36.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9475,01468 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0185,08669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0875,16074 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1985,26366 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2645,32764 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3296,8761,548 bp+38.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8726,94069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9507,01869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0197,702684 bp+36.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7047,77168 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7727,972201 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9338,601669 bp+39.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6019,384784 bp+40.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3859,45470 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4559,800346 bp+35.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8029,86867 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87110,167297 bp+37.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16111,5381,378 bp+38.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,53911,60769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,60811,66659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,66711,73670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,73713,5481,812 bp+37.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54214,069528 bp−36.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,07014,13869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,14815,2841,137 bp+41.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,28415,34966 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,35115,41868 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,41916,9021,484 bp–42.7%

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