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Equus asinus

African wild ass

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Maximum lifespan
47 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,670 bp
RefSeq NC_001788.1
GC content
42.09%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,270 bp
D-loop 1,207 bp

Where African wild ass sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African wild ass has the 176th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African wild ass
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Base composition

Whole genome16,670 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.374
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.118

Life history

Maximum lifespan
47 years
Adult weight
165 kg
Birth weight
30 kg
Basal metabolic rate
164.92 W
Female sexual maturity
708 days
Male sexual maturity
2.8 years
Gestation or incubation
359 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02636)

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 genome16,670 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,207 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.1%27.0%11.3%30.6%41.90%−0.461+0.072
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,041 bp34.8%25.2%9.1%30.9%40.06%−0.544+0.160
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.0%28.7%16.1%27.2%43.30%−0.256−0.014
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.2%25.7%14.2%27.9%42.11%−0.326+0.111
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp38.2%27.9%8.8%25.0%33.82%−0.478+0.156
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.9%27.2%10.9%30.1%40.97%−0.470+0.080
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.9%26.7%15.6%30.9%46.43%−0.330+0.005
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.6%26.3%13.3%29.8%43.06%−0.383+0.076
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%29.0%13.1%28.6%41.75%−0.371+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.8%25.9%11.0%31.3%42.31%−0.479+0.102
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.6%25.6%10.4%32.3%42.78%−0.512+0.106
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.1%19.3%7.8%31.8%39.58%−0.608+0.361
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.5%26.1%12.7%32.6%45.35%−0.439+0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp36.7%21.5%17.5%24.4%41.89%−0.167+0.261
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp36.6%25.0%16.5%21.8%38.35%−0.139+0.189
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,207 bp30.8%21.6%12.6%35.0%47.56%−0.470+0.175

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU78
UUC158
Leu L16.2%
UUA67
UUG18
CUU71
CUC137
CUA286
CUG36
Ile I9.3%
AUU125
AUC227
Met M6.0%
AUA184
AUG43
Val V4.7%
GUU35
GUC44
GUA74
GUG25
Ser S7.9%
UCU33
UCC76
UCA118
UCG11
AGU12
AGC50
Pro P5.0%
CCU35
CCC71
CCA81
CCG4
Thr T8.1%
ACU53
ACC106
ACA133
ACG17
Ala A6.3%
GCU53
GCC103
GCA79
GCG6
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU51
UAC78
His H2.7%
CAU26
CAC76
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG12
Asn N4.0%
AAU39
AAC114
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU19
GAC46
Glu E2.6%
GAA80
GAG17
Cys C0.6%
UGU4
UGC19
Trp W2.7%
UGA96
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC20
CGA38
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU31
GGC60
GGA94
GGG29
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001788.1

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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 (42.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,045974 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,6921,580 bp+38.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6932,76674 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7693,725957 bp+41.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7253,79369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7913,86373 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8663,93469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9354,9751,041 bp+40.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9745,04269 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0485,11669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1185,19073 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2235,28866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2895,35567 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3576,9011,545 bp+43.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8996,96769 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9767,04267 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0437,726684 bp+42.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7307,79869 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8008,003204 bp+33.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9618,641681 bp+41.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6419,424784 bp+46.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4259,49470 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4959,840346 bp+43.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8429,91069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91210,208297 bp+41.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20211,5791,378 bp+42.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58011,64869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64911,70860 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71011,77970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78013,6001,821 bp+42.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58414,111528 bp−39.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11214,18069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18515,3241,140 bp+45.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32515,39672 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39815,46366 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46416,6701,207 bp–47.6%

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