MitoAge

Giraffa camelopardalis

Giraffe

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Maximum lifespan
39.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,433 bp
RefSeq NC_024820.1
GC content
39.62%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,057 bp
D-loop 727 bp

Where Giraffe sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Giraffe has the 270th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Giraffe
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Base composition

Whole genome16,433 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.313
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.105

Life history

Maximum lifespan
39.5 years
Adult weight
800 kg
Birth weight
58.5 kg
Body temperature
37.1 °C
Female sexual maturity
3.5 years
Male sexual maturity
4.5 years
Gestation or incubation
457 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02046)

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 genome16,433 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA956 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop727 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.5%27.7%12.1%28.7%40.80%−0.405+0.064
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.6%26.2%8.3%27.9%36.18%−0.544+0.179
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.6%30.6%17.7%24.1%41.88%−0.153−0.051
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp36.1%27.3%13.7%22.8%36.55%−0.248+0.138
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp39.1%27.5%7.2%26.1%33.33%−0.565+0.174
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.3%28.8%11.0%27.9%38.91%−0.434+0.058
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.4%29.0%15.6%29.1%44.64%−0.303−0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.6%29.2%11.8%28.3%40.17%−0.410+0.024
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%30.0%13.1%26.6%39.73%−0.339+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.2%28.2%11.0%28.7%39.62%−0.447+0.067
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.9%26.9%10.9%29.2%40.14%−0.456+0.101
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.8%18.6%6.6%32.0%38.64%−0.657+0.395
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.1%26.8%13.3%28.8%42.11%−0.367+0.076
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA956 bp36.4%23.3%18.0%22.3%40.27%−0.106+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp38.1%23.6%17.0%21.3%38.37%−0.113+0.235
D-loopControl region (D-loop)727 bp31.9%27.5%16.1%24.5%40.58%−0.207+0.074

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 F6.3%
UUU125
UUC113
Leu L15.6%
UUA89
UUG20
CUU65
CUC94
CUA279
CUG47
Ile I8.7%
AUU167
AUC163
Met M6.8%
AUA218
AUG39
Val V5.1%
GUU43
GUC44
GUA78
GUG27
Ser S7.2%
UCU48
UCC64
UCA99
UCG10
AGU18
AGC36
Pro P5.1%
CCU38
CCC64
CCA88
CCG4
Thr T8.3%
ACU56
ACC89
ACA164
ACG7
Ala A6.5%
GCU43
GCC94
GCA103
GCG7
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU56
UAC68
His H2.7%
CAU39
CAC64
Gln Q2.4%
CAA75
CAG16
Asn N4.4%
AAU65
AAC103
Lys K2.5%
AAA90
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU27
GAC38
Glu E2.5%
GAA77
GAG19
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA89
UGG15
Arg R1.7%
CGU3
CGC16
CGA42
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU32
GGC54
GGA96
GGG34
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_024820.1

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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 (39.6%, 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 RNA701,025956 bp+40.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0261,09267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0932,6661,574 bp+38.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6672,74276 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7443,699956 bp+40.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7003,76869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7663,83671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8393,90769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9084,9491,042 bp+36.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9505,01667 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0185,08669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0885,16073 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1925,25968 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2605,32768 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3296,8731,545 bp+41.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8716,94171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9477,01468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0167,699684 bp+36.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7037,76967 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7717,977207 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9328,612681 bp+38.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6129,395784 bp+44.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3969,46469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4659,810346 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8119,88070 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88110,177297 bp+39.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17111,5481,378 bp+39.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54911,61870 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61911,67759 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67911,74870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74913,5691,821 bp+40.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55314,080528 bp−38.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08114,14969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15415,2931,140 bp+42.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29715,36670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36615,43166 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43216,158727 bp–40.6%

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