MitoAge

Equus quagga

Quagga

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Maximum lifespan
38 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,606 bp
RefSeq NC_044858.1
GC content
41.58%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,213 bp
D-loop 1,132 bp

Where Quagga sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Quagga has the 289th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,606 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.368
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.110

Life history

Maximum lifespan
38 years
Adult weight
280 kg
Birth weight
32 kg
Female sexual maturity
2.5 years
Male sexual maturity
2.5 years
Gestation or incubation
365 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.6
Postnatal growth rate
0.0038 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02641)

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
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome16,606 bp
Protein-coding11,329 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,515 bp
D-loop1,132 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.3%27.1%11.1%30.5%41.63%−0.467+0.072
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp34.9%24.9%8.7%31.5%40.14%−0.568+0.167
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.4%29.2%16.2%27.1%43.37%−0.251−0.031
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.6%24.9%13.3%29.2%42.54%−0.375+0.135
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%27.5%7.8%25.5%33.33%−0.529+0.176
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.4%27.8%10.7%30.1%40.82%−0.475+0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.3%26.8%15.2%30.7%45.92%−0.339+0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.5%24.6%12.1%31.8%43.93%−0.447+0.124
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%29.6%13.1%27.9%41.08%−0.361−0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.2%26.6%10.7%30.6%41.22%−0.482+0.096
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.2%25.6%10.7%32.4%43.14%−0.502+0.099
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.3%19.1%7.6%32.0%39.58%−0.617+0.367
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.1%26.3%13.1%32.5%45.61%−0.427+0.032
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp36.7%21.6%17.8%23.9%41.73%−0.148+0.259
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp36.9%24.8%16.2%22.1%38.32%−0.154+0.197
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,132 bp25.7%22.0%11.3%23.3%42.06%−0.347+0.078

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 F6.2%
UUU72
UUC164
Leu L16.2%
UUA60
UUG16
CUU75
CUC136
CUA293
CUG35
Ile I9.0%
AUU136
AUC207
Met M5.9%
AUA186
AUG39
Val V4.9%
GUU36
GUC54
GUA72
GUG23
Ser S8.0%
UCU41
UCC70
UCA110
UCG19
AGU11
AGC51
Pro P5.0%
CCU40
CCC67
CCA80
CCG4
Thr T8.3%
ACU52
ACC109
ACA142
ACG11
Ala A6.3%
GCU52
GCC106
GCA75
GCG6
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU45
UAC83
His H2.7%
CAU27
CAC76
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG8
Asn N4.0%
AAU38
AAC115
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU21
GAC44
Glu E2.6%
GAA80
GAG17
Cys C0.6%
UGU3
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA96
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU9
CGC15
CGA38
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU35
GGC60
GGA97
GGG22
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_044858.1

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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 (41.6%, 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 RNA721,044973 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0451,11167 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1122,6901,579 bp+38.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6912,76575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7683,723956 bp+41.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7243,79269 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7903,86273 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8653,93369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9344,9721,039 bp+40.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9735,04169 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0475,11569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1175,18973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2215,28767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2885,35467 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3566,9001,545 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8986,96669 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9757,04167 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0427,725684 bp+42.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7297,79668 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7988,001204 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9598,639681 bp+40.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6399,422784 bp+45.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4239,49169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4929,837346 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8399,90769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90910,205297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19911,5761,378 bp+41.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57711,64569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64611,70560 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70711,77670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78313,5971,815 bp+43.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58114,108528 bp−39.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10914,17769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18215,3211,140 bp+45.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32215,39473 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39615,46166 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46216,5931,132 bp–42.1%

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