MitoAge

Eschrichtius robustus

Gray whale

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Maximum lifespan
77 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,412 bp
RefSeq NC_005270.1
GC content
41.31%
Whole genome
Non-coding
995 bp
D-loop 934 bp

Where Gray whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gray whale has the 53rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Gray whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,412 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.365
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.116

Life history

Maximum lifespan
77 years
Adult weight
28.5 t
Birth weight
500 kg
Female sexual maturity
8 years
Male sexual maturity
8 years
Gestation or incubation
395 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02305)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, medium sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,412 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA980 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop934 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.0%25.6%11.4%31.0%42.42%−0.463+0.111
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp36.0%24.9%8.0%31.0%39.08%−0.588+0.182
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.8%28.2%16.1%27.0%43.01%−0.253+0.011
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.4%24.9%13.3%27.5%40.79%−0.348+0.160
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp38.0%25.5%5.2%31.3%36.46%−0.714+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.0%28.2%9.7%30.1%39.79%−0.513+0.063
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.9%27.7%14.2%30.2%44.40%−0.358+0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.9%27.2%11.3%30.6%41.91%−0.462+0.065
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%30.6%13.5%28.6%42.09%−0.360−0.058
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.9%26.2%10.7%32.1%42.89%−0.499+0.083
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.9%25.5%10.2%32.5%42.61%−0.523+0.112
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.0%18.4%6.3%32.4%38.64%−0.676+0.401
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.0%25.0%13.2%31.8%45.00%−0.411+0.091
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA980 bp35.4%21.8%18.4%24.4%42.76%−0.141+0.237
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp36.9%24.5%17.2%21.5%38.61%−0.111+0.202
D-loopControl region (D-loop)934 bp30.3%31.0%15.4%23.2%38.65%−0.202−0.012

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%
UUU68
UUC166
Leu L16.5%
UUA100
UUG12
CUU67
CUC129
CUA302
CUG18
Ile I8.3%
AUU123
AUC194
Met M6.1%
AUA187
AUG44
Val V4.7%
GUU40
GUC47
GUA79
GUG14
Ser S6.9%
UCU27
UCC82
UCA90
UCG8
AGU16
AGC40
Pro P5.5%
CCU50
CCC78
CCA80
CCG1
Thr T9.0%
ACU50
ACC109
ACA171
ACG11
Ala A6.5%
GCU42
GCC110
GCA92
GCG3
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU50
UAC75
His H2.6%
CAU27
CAC71
Gln Q2.5%
CAA91
CAG4
Asn N4.2%
AAU43
AAC117
Lys K2.5%
AAA81
AAG14
Asp D1.7%
GAU22
GAC44
Glu E2.5%
GAA77
GAG18
Cys C0.6%
UGU12
UGC11
Trp W2.8%
UGA89
UGG16
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC13
CGA41
CGG3
Gly G5.6%
GGU41
GGC76
GGA74
GGG22
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005270.1

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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 (41.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17474 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,054980 bp+42.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0551,12167 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1222,7011,580 bp+38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7022,77675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7793,735957 bp+42.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7353,80470 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8023,87473 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8763,94469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9454,9881,044 bp+39.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9875,05468 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0605,12869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1305,20374 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2365,30368 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3045,36966 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3716,9211,551 bp+43.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9176,98569 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9937,06068 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0617,744684 bp+40.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7487,81265 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8168,007192 bp+36.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9778,657681 bp+39.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6579,442786 bp+44.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4429,51069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5119,856346 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8589,92669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92710,223297 bp+42.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21711,5941,378 bp+42.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59511,66369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66411,72461 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72611,79570 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79613,6161,821 bp+42.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,60014,127528 bp−38.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12814,19669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,20115,3401,140 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,34115,41272 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,41215,47867 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47916,412934 bp–38.7%

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