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Eubalaena glacialis

North atlantic right whale

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Maximum lifespan
67 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,386 bp
RefSeq NC_037444.1
GC content
41.23%
Whole genome
Non-coding
977 bp
D-loop 919 bp

Where North atlantic right whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. North atlantic right whale has the 74th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %North atlantic right whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,386 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.359
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.111

Life history

Maximum lifespan
67 years
Adult weight
23 t
Birth weight
794.3 kg
Female sexual maturity
8 years
Male sexual maturity
8 years
Gestation or incubation
350 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.3

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02277)

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
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 genome16,386 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,575 bp
All tRNA1,521 bp
D-loop919 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp30.9%24.8%11.9%32.4%44.31%−0.462+0.111
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.5%25.3%8.7%30.5%39.18%−0.555+0.169
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.9%27.7%16.1%27.2%43.33%−0.256+0.022
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.9%26.2%12.6%26.3%38.89%−0.353+0.144
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp38.5%23.4%5.2%32.8%38.02%−0.726+0.244
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.3%28.2%9.7%29.8%39.50%−0.509+0.068
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp28.5%28.8%14.0%28.8%42.75%−0.345−0.004
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%26.3%12.7%30.6%43.35%−0.413+0.071
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%29.0%13.1%30.0%43.10%−0.391−0.018
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.1%26.9%10.3%31.7%42.02%−0.510+0.071
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.5%25.8%10.3%32.5%42.72%−0.519+0.099
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.1%21.0%8.0%29.9%37.88%−0.580+0.323
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.4%25.9%12.5%31.1%43.68%−0.426+0.081
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp35.1%21.5%18.8%24.6%43.37%−0.133+0.241
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,575 bp36.6%24.1%17.3%22.0%39.30%−0.121+0.207
D-loopControl region (D-loop)919 bp29.6%29.3%16.9%24.3%41.13%−0.180+0.006

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
UUC169
Leu L16.6%
UUA100
UUG17
CUU81
CUC111
CUA290
CUG33
Ile I8.5%
AUU123
AUC200
Met M5.9%
AUA187
AUG37
Val V4.6%
GUU34
GUC41
GUA89
GUG11
Ser S7.0%
UCU31
UCC88
UCA87
UCG4
AGU18
AGC39
Pro P5.3%
CCU49
CCC81
CCA69
CCG3
Thr T9.0%
ACU46
ACC117
ACA168
ACG11
Ala A6.5%
GCU40
GCC107
GCA95
GCG6
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU44
UAC80
His H2.7%
CAU26
CAC75
Gln Q2.5%
CAA90
CAG5
Asn N4.2%
AAU47
AAC111
Lys K2.5%
AAA82
AAG14
Asp D1.7%
GAU21
GAC45
Glu E2.5%
GAA84
GAG11
Cys C0.6%
UGU14
UGC10
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC17
CGA39
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU36
GGC73
GGA87
GGG17
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_037444.1

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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 (41.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,047973 bp+43.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0481,11467 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,6891,575 bp+39.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6902,76475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7673,723957 bp+44.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7233,79169 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7893,86173 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8633,93169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9324,9751,044 bp+39.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9745,04269 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0485,11669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1185,19174 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2245,29168 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2925,35867 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3606,9101,551 bp+43.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9066,97671 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9827,04968 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0507,733684 bp+38.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7377,80367 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8057,996192 bp+38.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9668,646681 bp+39.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6469,431786 bp+42.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4319,49969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5009,845346 bp+43.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8479,91569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91610,212297 bp+43.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20611,5831,378 bp+42.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58411,65269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65311,71361 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71511,78470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78513,6051,821 bp+42.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58914,116528 bp−37.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11714,18569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19015,3291,140 bp+43.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33015,40172 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40115,46767 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46816,386919 bp–41.1%

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