Hyperoodon ampullatus

Northern bottlenose whale

Maximum lifespan

37 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,346 bp

RefSeq NC_005273.1

GC content

39.62%

Whole genome

Non-coding

943 bp

D-loop 878 bp

Where Northern bottlenose whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern bottlenose whale has the 300th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,346 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.359
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.099

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 37 years
Adult weight: 6.5 t
Female sexual maturity: 10 years
Male sexual maturity: 9 years
Gestation or incubation: 365 days
Litter or clutch size: 1
Litters per year: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02307)

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: 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 genome16,346 bp

Protein-coding11,346 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,584 bp

All tRNA1,513 bp

D-loop878 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Hyperoodon ampullatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	957 bp	31.6%	27.2%	11.7%	29.6%	41.28%	−0.433	+0.075
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	36.3%	26.1%	7.7%	29.9%	37.55%	−0.592	+0.163
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.6%	29.1%	16.2%	26.0%	42.30%	−0.232	−0.008
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	35.2%	27.2%	12.1%	25.4%	37.57%	−0.354	+0.129
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	198 bp	39.9%	26.8%	4.5%	28.8%	33.33%	−0.727	+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	32.6%	29.5%	9.4%	28.5%	37.89%	−0.504	+0.050
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	27.2%	30.7%	14.1%	28.0%	42.11%	−0.329	−0.059
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	31.8%	28.3%	11.3%	28.6%	39.88%	−0.435	+0.058
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.3%	30.3%	12.1%	27.3%	39.39%	−0.385	0.000
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.9%	27.9%	9.4%	29.9%	39.26%	−0.523	+0.082
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	31.9%	27.5%	9.6%	31.0%	40.58%	−0.526	+0.074
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	43.8%	20.3%	6.4%	29.5%	35.99%	−0.642	+0.367
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	30.1%	26.2%	12.3%	31.4%	43.68%	−0.438	+0.069
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	36.2%	23.3%	18.1%	22.4%	40.50%	−0.107	+0.215
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,584 bp	37.7%	25.1%	16.9%	20.3%	37.18%	−0.093	+0.200
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	878 bp	29.7%	30.0%	15.6%	24.7%	40.32%	−0.226	−0.004

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,803 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%

UUU91

UUC145

Leu L17.0%

UUA122

UUG12

CUU77

CUC125

CUA293

CUG18

Ile I8.4%

AUU147

AUC171

Met M6.0%

AUA197

AUG31

Val V4.3%

GUU35

GUC35

GUA76

GUG17

Ser S6.9%

UCU60

UCC65

UCA85

UCG3

AGU14

AGC37

Pro P5.3%

CCU53

CCC82

CCA64

CCG3

Thr T9.2%

ACU68

ACC87

ACA187

ACG8

Ala A6.3%

GCU60

GCC89

GCA89

GCG1

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU61

UAC65

His H2.6%

CAU38

CAC61

Gln Q2.5%

CAA92

CAG3

Asn N4.3%

AAU46

AAC119

Lys K2.4%

AAA87

AAG6

Asp D1.8%

GAU27

GAC40

Glu E2.5%

GAA79

GAG16

Cys C0.6%

UGU10

UGC13

Trp W2.8%

UGA97

UGG8

Arg R1.7%

CGU7

CGC19

CGA35

CGG3

Gly G5.6%

GGU34

GGC62

GGA98

GGG19

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG3

AGA2

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005273.1

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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

Annotated features of Hyperoodon ampullatus (NC_005273.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	74	74 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	75	1,042	968 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,043	1,109	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,110	2,693	1,584 bp	+	37.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,694	2,768	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,771	3,727	957 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,732	3,800	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,798	3,870	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,872	3,940	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,941	4,984	1,044 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,983	5,050	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,055	5,123	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,125	5,198	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,231	5,297	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,298	5,363	66 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,365	6,915	1,551 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,911	6,979	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,987	7,054	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,055	7,738	684 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,742	7,805	64 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,810	8,007	198 bp	+	33.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,968	8,648	681 bp	+	37.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,648	9,433	786 bp	+	42.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,433	9,501	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,502	9,847	346 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,849	9,917	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,918	10,214	297 bp	+	39.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,208	11,585	1,378 bp	+	39.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,586	11,654	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,655	11,714	60 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,716	11,785	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,786	13,606	1,821 bp	+	40.6%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,590	14,117	528 bp	−	36.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,118	14,186	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,191	15,330	1,140 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,331	15,401	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,401	15,468	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,469	16,346	878 bp	–	40.3%