Hippotragus equinus

Roan antelope

Maximum lifespan

25.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,436 bp

RefSeq NC_020712.1

GC content

39.91%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,062 bp

D-loop 832 bp

Where Roan antelope sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Roan antelope has the 605th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,436 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.334
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.117

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 25.9 years
Adult weight: 225 kg
Birth weight: 15.2 kg
Female sexual maturity: 2 years
Male sexual maturity: 2.2 years
Gestation or incubation: 284 days
Litter or clutch size: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01953)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium 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 genome16,436 bp

Protein-coding11,338 bp

12S rRNA954 bp

16S rRNA1,571 bp

All tRNA1,514 bp

D-loop832 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Hippotragus equinus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	32.1%	27.2%	11.6%	29.1%	40.69%	−0.429	+0.083
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	37.1%	27.0%	8.0%	27.9%	35.89%	−0.556	+0.159
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	28.2%	28.7%	17.2%	25.9%	43.11%	−0.201	−0.010
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	35.1%	26.5%	14.2%	24.3%	38.45%	−0.262	+0.140
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	201 bp	40.8%	28.9%	6.0%	24.4%	30.35%	−0.607	+0.171
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	32.5%	29.1%	10.9%	27.6%	38.47%	−0.435	+0.055
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.2%	28.1%	14.7%	30.1%	44.77%	−0.345	−0.016
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	31.2%	26.6%	11.3%	30.9%	42.20%	−0.466	+0.080
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.3%	30.3%	12.5%	25.9%	38.38%	−0.351	+0.016
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.1%	27.6%	10.3%	29.9%	40.20%	−0.487	+0.075
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	33.7%	27.5%	10.5%	28.3%	38.83%	−0.460	+0.102
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	42.8%	20.1%	6.8%	30.3%	37.12%	−0.633	+0.361
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	31.4%	25.5%	13.1%	30.0%	43.07%	−0.393	+0.103
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	954 bp	36.2%	22.6%	18.1%	23.1%	41.20%	−0.120	+0.230
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,571 bp	37.6%	24.0%	17.1%	21.3%	38.45%	−0.109	+0.220
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	832 bp	31.7%	25.6%	17.1%	25.6%	42.67%	−0.200	+0.107

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F6.3%

UUU105

UUC135

Leu L15.5%

UUA99

UUG21

CUU58

CUC110

CUA266

CUG36

Ile I8.9%

AUU162

AUC176

Met M7.1%

AUA227

AUG42

Val V4.7%

GUU32

GUC47

GUA76

GUG22

Ser S7.4%

UCU44

UCC66

UCA106

UCG5

AGU11

AGC48

Pro P5.1%

CCU41

CCC65

CCA80

CCG6

Thr T8.5%

ACU53

ACC96

ACA164

ACG10

Ala A6.4%

GCU38

GCC90

GCA107

GCG7

Tyr Y3.4%

UAU60

UAC69

His H2.5%

CAU34

CAC62

Gln Q2.3%

CAA84

CAG5

Asn N4.3%

AAU52

AAC111

Lys K2.5%

AAA85

AAG11

Asp D1.7%

GAU21

GAC44

Glu E2.6%

GAA78

GAG19

Cys C0.6%

UGU10

UGC14

Trp W2.7%

UGA99

UGG5

Arg R1.7%

CGU8

CGC13

CGA42

CGG1

Gly G5.6%

GGU29

GGC63

GGA94

GGG27

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020712.1

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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 (39.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Hippotragus equinus (NC_020712.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,023	954 bp	+	41.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,024	1,090	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,091	2,661	1,571 bp	+	38.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,662	2,736	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,738	3,693	956 bp	+	40.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,694	3,762	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,760	3,831	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,834	3,902	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,903	4,944	1,042 bp	+	35.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,945	5,011	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,013	5,081	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,083	5,155	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,188	5,254	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,255	5,322	68 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,324	6,868	1,545 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,866	6,936	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,942	7,009	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,011	7,694	684 bp	+	38.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,698	7,766	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,768	7,968	201 bp	+	30.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,929	8,609	681 bp	+	38.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,609	9,392	784 bp	+	44.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,393	9,461	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,462	9,807	346 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,808	9,878	71 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,879	10,175	297 bp	+	38.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,169	11,546	1,378 bp	+	40.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,547	11,616	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,617	11,676	60 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,678	11,747	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,748	13,568	1,821 bp	+	38.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,552	14,079	528 bp	−	37.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,080	14,148	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,153	15,292	1,140 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,296	15,365	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,365	15,430	66 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,431	16,262	832 bp	–	42.7%