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Globicephala melas

Long-finned pilot whale

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Maximum lifespan
60 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,390 bp
RefSeq NC_083222.1
GC content
38.90%
Whole genome
Non-coding
979 bp
D-loop 918 bp

Where Long-finned pilot whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Long-finned pilot whale has the 91st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Long-finned pilot whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,390 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.350
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.085

Life history

Maximum lifespan
60 years
Adult weight
1.1 t
Birth weight
109.7 kg
Female sexual maturity
6.8 years
Male sexual maturity
12 years
Gestation or incubation
450 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02289)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, tiny 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 genome16,390 bp
Protein-coding11,346 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop918 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.5%27.5%11.6%29.5%41.07%−0.435+0.067
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.4%26.6%7.3%30.7%38.00%−0.616+0.142
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.9%30.8%16.0%24.2%40.23%−0.205−0.031
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.2%26.6%13.0%26.2%39.18%−0.336+0.125
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp32.8%26.0%9.4%31.8%41.15%−0.544+0.115
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.3%29.7%10.3%28.8%39.06%−0.474+0.027
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp28.3%29.0%13.0%29.7%42.68%−0.391−0.013
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.2%29.8%11.0%28.0%39.02%−0.437+0.024
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%31.0%11.4%27.3%38.72%−0.409−0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.1%31.0%9.8%27.1%36.94%−0.470+0.017
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.8%28.4%9.4%29.4%38.77%−0.516+0.071
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.8%20.8%7.0%29.4%36.36%−0.615+0.345
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.1%27.6%11.9%29.3%41.23%−0.421+0.060
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp36.3%22.4%18.2%23.1%41.32%−0.119+0.236
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp37.4%25.3%17.0%20.3%37.24%−0.088+0.193
D-loopControl region (D-loop)918 bp30.5%32.5%13.6%23.4%37.04%−0.265−0.031

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.4%
UUU107
UUC135
Leu L16.9%
UUA126
UUG13
CUU100
CUC100
CUA282
CUG21
Ile I8.4%
AUU148
AUC171
Met M6.2%
AUA198
AUG36
Val V4.2%
GUU33
GUC39
GUA72
GUG16
Ser S6.8%
UCU50
UCC68
UCA86
UCG3
AGU16
AGC37
Pro P5.3%
CCU51
CCC76
CCA71
CCG2
Thr T9.2%
ACU77
ACC91
ACA177
ACG3
Ala A6.5%
GCU66
GCC83
GCA96
GCG3
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU72
UAC58
His H2.5%
CAU30
CAC65
Gln Q2.6%
CAA90
CAG7
Asn N4.1%
AAU68
AAC89
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU25
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG14
Cys C0.6%
UGU12
UGC10
Trp W2.7%
UGA99
UGG5
Arg R1.7%
CGU13
CGC13
CGA37
CGG1
Gly G5.5%
GGU41
GGC63
GGA87
GGG17
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_083222.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (38.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17272 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA731,045973 bp+41.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,6911,579 bp+37.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6922,76776 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7683,724957 bp+41.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7293,79769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7953,86773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8693,93769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9384,9791,042 bp+38.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9805,04869 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0545,12269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1245,19774 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2305,29667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2975,36266 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3646,9141,551 bp+40.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9116,97969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9867,05368 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0547,737684 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7417,80767 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8098,000192 bp+41.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9708,650681 bp+39.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6509,434785 bp+42.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4359,50369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5049,849346 bp+39.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8519,92070 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92110,217297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21111,5881,378 bp+36.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59011,65970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65911,72062 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72111,79070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79113,6111,821 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59514,122528 bp−36.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12314,19169 bp+–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19615,3351,140 bp+41.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33615,40570 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40615,47166 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47216,389918 bp–37.0%

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