GC content
43.23%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,000 bp
D-loop 939 bp

Where Pygmy sperm whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Pygmy sperm whale has the 1,098th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Pygmy sperm whale
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,406 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.347
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.109

Life history

Maximum lifespan
17 years
Adult weight
424.6 kg
Birth weight
82 kg
Gestation or incubation
335 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02312)

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
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,406 bp
Protein-coding11,349 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop939 bp

Genes and regions

Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species
Base composition of Kogia breviceps genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp30.2%23.9%12.0%33.9%45.87%−0.476+0.116
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.4%24.1%8.6%31.8%40.42%−0.573+0.190
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.2%28.7%18.1%27.0%45.07%−0.196−0.045
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.4%24.9%15.2%28.5%43.71%−0.304+0.117
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp35.3%23.9%7.5%33.3%40.80%−0.634+0.193
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.8%26.4%11.2%31.6%42.73%−0.478+0.077
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp25.2%27.0%16.9%30.9%47.84%−0.293−0.034
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp27.7%24.9%13.9%33.5%47.40%−0.415+0.055
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%29.6%12.5%30.0%42.42%−0.413−0.029
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.1%26.8%11.7%31.4%43.11%−0.458+0.059
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp30.3%25.3%11.0%33.4%44.43%−0.506+0.091
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.7%16.3%7.6%35.4%42.99%−0.648+0.429
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.5%24.1%13.9%32.5%46.40%−0.403+0.100
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp35.6%20.7%18.4%25.3%43.72%−0.158+0.265
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp37.0%23.2%17.3%22.5%39.80%−0.131+0.229
D-loopControl region (D-loop)939 bp27.6%30.4%16.7%25.3%42.07%−0.205−0.048

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,804 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU85
UUC144
Leu L16.8%
UUA84
UUG35
CUU69
CUC154
CUA248
CUG49
Ile I7.6%
AUU89
AUC200
Met M5.9%
AUA168
AUG56
Val V5.0%
GUU36
GUC56
GUA76
GUG22
Ser S7.0%
UCU32
UCC91
UCA81
UCG8
AGU15
AGC39
Pro P5.4%
CCU48
CCC87
CCA62
CCG7
Thr T9.5%
ACU52
ACC123
ACA173
ACG14
Ala A6.5%
GCU32
GCC122
GCA90
GCG4
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU51
UAC80
His H2.4%
CAU18
CAC75
Gln Q2.5%
CAA81
CAG16
Asn N4.1%
AAU28
AAC127
Lys K2.5%
AAA82
AAG12
Asp D1.7%
GAU20
GAC46
Glu E2.4%
GAA61
GAG31
Cys C0.6%
UGU13
UGC10
Trp W2.8%
UGA90
UGG15
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC16
CGA37
CGG5
Gly G5.8%
GGU33
GGC77
GGA70
GGG41
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG3
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005272.1

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 (43.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Kogia breviceps (NC_005272.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,045972 bp+43.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,6901,578 bp+39.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6912,76575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7683,724957 bp+45.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7243,79269 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7903,86576 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8673,93670 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9364,9791,044 bp+40.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9785,04669 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0525,12069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1225,19574 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2285,29467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2955,36066 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3626,9121,551 bp+45.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9086,97669 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9847,05168 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0527,735684 bp+43.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7397,80365 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8078,007201 bp+40.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9688,648681 bp+42.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6489,433786 bp+47.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4339,50169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5029,847346 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8499,91769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91810,214297 bp+42.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20811,5851,378 bp+43.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58611,65469 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65511,71460 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71611,78570 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78613,6061,821 bp+44.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59014,117528 bp−43.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11814,18669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19115,3301,140 bp+46.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33115,40070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40015,46768 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46816,406939 bp–42.1%