Kobus leche

Lechwe

Maximum lifespan

27 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,426 bp

RefSeq NC_018603.1

GC content

38.37%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,458 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Lechwe sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lechwe has the 547th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,426 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.311
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.086

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 27 years
Adult weight: 94.8 kg
Birth weight: 5.1 kg
Female sexual maturity: 2.5 years
Male sexual maturity: 2.9 years
Gestation or incubation: 229 days
Litter or clutch size: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01957)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, 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 genome16,426 bp

Protein-coding11,338 bp

12S rRNA953 bp

16S rRNA1,170 bp

All tRNA1,510 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Kobus leche genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	32.4%	28.5%	11.9%	27.2%	39.12%	−0.390	+0.065
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	36.7%	28.8%	8.9%	25.6%	34.55%	−0.483	+0.120
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	28.7%	31.2%	16.4%	23.6%	40.07%	−0.179	−0.041
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	34.9%	28.2%	13.9%	23.0%	36.84%	−0.246	+0.106
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	201 bp	40.3%	29.9%	6.0%	23.9%	29.85%	−0.600	+0.149
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	33.2%	29.1%	10.4%	27.3%	37.74%	−0.447	+0.066
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.1%	29.5%	13.9%	28.6%	42.47%	−0.345	−0.024
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	29.2%	29.8%	13.6%	27.5%	41.04%	−0.338	−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	32.7%	31.6%	11.1%	24.6%	35.69%	−0.377	+0.016
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.1%	30.5%	10.6%	26.9%	37.45%	−0.434	+0.026
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	33.3%	28.3%	10.5%	27.9%	38.39%	−0.454	+0.082
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	41.7%	23.3%	7.4%	27.7%	35.04%	−0.578	+0.283
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	31.8%	26.3%	12.5%	29.4%	41.84%	−0.405	+0.095
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	953 bp	37.0%	22.5%	17.6%	22.9%	40.50%	−0.130	+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,170 bp	38.1%	25.4%	17.4%	19.1%	36.50%	−0.045	+0.201

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 F6.4%

UUU123

UUC119

Leu L15.6%

UUA111

UUG12

CUU68

CUC99

CUA278

CUG23

Ile I8.8%

AUU206

AUC128

Met M6.8%

AUA222

AUG37

Val V5.0%

GUU49

GUC40

GUA82

GUG20

Ser S7.3%

UCU44

UCC67

UCA107

UCG1

AGU25

AGC33

Pro P5.1%

CCU53

CCC58

CCA74

CCG7

Thr T8.5%

ACU56

ACC82

ACA168

ACG16

Ala A6.3%

GCU50

GCC73

GCA113

GCG3

Tyr Y3.5%

UAU63

UAC70

His H2.5%

CAU32

CAC63

Gln Q2.3%

CAA82

CAG7

Asn N4.2%

AAU69

AAC91

Lys K2.6%

AAA92

AAG6

Asp D1.7%

GAU26

GAC40

Glu E2.6%

GAA85

GAG12

Cys C0.6%

UGU11

UGC12

Trp W2.7%

UGA95

UGG9

Arg R1.7%

CGU6

CGC14

CGA39

CGG4

Gly G5.7%

GGU34

GGC59

GGA101

GGG22

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_018603.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (38.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Kobus leche (NC_018603.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	66	66 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	67	1,019	953 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,020	1,086	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,087	2,256	1,170 bp	+	36.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,660	2,734	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,737	3,692	956 bp	+	39.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,693	3,761	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,759	3,830	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,833	3,901	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,902	4,943	1,042 bp	+	34.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,944	5,010	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,012	5,080	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,082	5,154	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,187	5,253	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,254	5,320	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,322	6,866	1,545 bp	+	40.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,864	6,934	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,940	7,007	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,009	7,692	684 bp	+	36.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,696	7,762	67 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,764	7,964	201 bp	+	29.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,925	8,605	681 bp	+	37.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,605	9,388	784 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,389	9,457	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,458	9,803	346 bp	+	41.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,805	9,873	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,874	10,170	297 bp	+	35.7%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,164	11,541	1,378 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,542	11,611	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,612	11,670	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,672	11,741	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,742	13,562	1,821 bp	+	38.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,546	14,073	528 bp	−	35.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,074	14,141	68 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,146	15,285	1,140 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,289	15,358	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,358	15,429	72 bp	−	–