MitoAge

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

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Maximum lifespan
95 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,398 bp
RefSeq NC_006927.1
GC content
40.77%
Whole genome
Non-coding
972 bp
D-loop 915 bp

Where Humpback whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Humpback whale has the 35th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Humpback whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,398 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.359
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.108

Life history

Maximum lifespan
95 years
Adult weight
30 t
Birth weight
1.4 t
Body temperature
36 °C
Female sexual maturity
4.5 years
Male sexual maturity
4.5 years
Gestation or incubation
342 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02283)

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 genome16,398 bp
Protein-coding11,350 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,591 bp
All tRNA1,521 bp
D-loop915 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.0%26.0%11.8%30.2%42.01%−0.438+0.103
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.8%25.5%8.1%30.6%38.70%−0.579+0.169
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.6%29.1%16.3%26.0%42.30%−0.229−0.010
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.5%26.3%13.2%26.0%39.18%−0.328+0.135
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp37.0%26.0%5.7%31.3%36.98%−0.690+0.174
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.2%27.8%9.8%30.2%40.09%−0.509+0.074
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.6%29.0%14.6%28.8%43.38%−0.326−0.025
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp31.1%27.4%11.8%29.7%41.50%−0.431+0.064
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.6%29.6%12.1%29.6%41.75%−0.419−0.017
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.1%26.3%10.7%31.9%42.53%−0.498+0.083
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.0%26.8%10.0%31.1%41.19%−0.512+0.089
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.0%18.6%5.9%32.6%38.45%−0.695+0.397
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.9%25.2%12.7%31.2%43.95%−0.421+0.102
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp35.0%21.4%18.8%24.8%43.58%−0.137+0.242
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,591 bp36.3%25.0%17.2%21.5%38.72%−0.110+0.184
D-loopControl region (D-loop)915 bp30.8%30.8%15.1%23.3%38.36%−0.2140.000

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU81
UUC154
Leu L16.6%
UUA112
UUG16
CUU64
CUC125
CUA293
CUG20
Ile I8.3%
AUU136
AUC178
Met M6.0%
AUA182
AUG45
Val V4.8%
GUU33
GUC50
GUA82
GUG19
Ser S6.9%
UCU27
UCC81
UCA92
UCG6
AGU19
AGC37
Pro P5.4%
CCU52
CCC76
CCA76
CCG0
Thr T9.1%
ACU61
ACC101
ACA174
ACG9
Ala A6.6%
GCU47
GCC103
GCA97
GCG3
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU55
UAC74
His H2.6%
CAU33
CAC65
Gln Q2.5%
CAA87
CAG7
Asn N4.1%
AAU52
AAC105
Lys K2.5%
AAA85
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU20
GAC45
Glu E2.5%
GAA79
GAG16
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC14
CGA42
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU38
GGC74
GGA77
GGG24
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_006927.1

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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 (40.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,047973 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0481,11467 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1152,7051,591 bp+38.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7062,78075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7833,739957 bp+42.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7393,80769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8053,87773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8793,94769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9484,9911,044 bp+38.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9905,05869 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0645,13269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1345,20774 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2405,30768 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3085,37366 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3756,9251,551 bp+42.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9216,99171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9977,06468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0657,748684 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7527,81968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8218,012192 bp+37.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9828,662681 bp+40.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6629,447786 bp+43.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4479,51569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5169,862347 bp+41.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8639,93169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93210,228297 bp+41.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22211,5991,378 bp+42.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60011,66869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66911,72961 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73111,80070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,80113,6211,821 bp+41.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,60514,132528 bp−38.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,13314,20169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,20615,3451,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,34615,41772 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,41715,48367 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,48416,398915 bp–38.4%

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