Maximum lifespan
6.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
37.40%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,005 bp
D-loop 932 bp

Where Mid-day jird sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Mid-day jird has the 1,878th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Mid-day jird
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,376 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.287
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.043

Life history

Maximum lifespan
6.8 years
Adult weight
53 g
Gestation or incubation
23 days
Litter or clutch size
5.6
Litters per year
3

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03048)

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
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome16,376 bp
Protein-coding11,340 bp
12S rRNA952 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,504 bp
D-loop932 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Meriones meridianus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp29.9%30.7%12.8%26.6%39.37%−0.351−0.012
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,037 bp33.3%30.5%9.1%27.2%36.26%−0.500+0.044
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.2%30.7%16.1%24.1%40.13%−0.200−0.025
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II686 bp34.3%29.4%13.1%23.2%36.30%−0.277+0.076
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.3%27.9%4.9%29.9%34.80%−0.718+0.143
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%32.2%11.3%25.0%36.27%−0.377−0.009
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.2%30.5%15.8%25.5%41.33%−0.235−0.039
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp29.6%35.1%10.6%24.7%35.35%−0.398−0.084
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.3%37.0%12.5%24.2%36.70%−0.321−0.170
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.9%30.6%10.5%26.1%36.58%−0.425+0.037
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp32.3%31.3%10.8%25.6%36.31%−0.407+0.016
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp38.0%24.5%9.6%27.9%37.45%−0.490+0.216
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp29.3%31.8%13.1%25.8%38.90%−0.326−0.041
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA952 bp34.9%25.5%17.5%22.1%39.60%−0.114+0.155
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp37.8%26.4%17.5%18.3%35.81%−0.023+0.177
D-loopControl region (D-loop)932 bp31.2%34.3%12.4%22.0%34.44%−0.277−0.047

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.7%
UUU134
UUC120
Leu L16.0%
UUA168
UUG13
CUU116
CUC74
CUA207
CUG29
Ile I9.5%
AUU218
AUC143
Met M5.9%
AUA188
AUG38
Val V4.3%
GUU35
GUC37
GUA75
GUG18
Ser S8.1%
UCU60
UCC53
UCA120
UCG7
AGU25
AGC41
Pro P5.2%
CCU44
CCC55
CCA92
CCG6
Thr T8.0%
ACU80
ACC71
ACA145
ACG9
Ala A6.2%
GCU62
GCC83
GCA84
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU71
UAC56
His H2.5%
CAU36
CAC60
Gln Q2.1%
CAA78
CAG3
Asn N4.1%
AAU72
AAC84
Lys K2.9%
AAA96
AAG13
Asp D1.7%
GAU29
GAC35
Glu E2.6%
GAA76
GAG21
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA82
UGG20
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC6
CGA47
CGG3
Gly G5.6%
GGU27
GGC47
GGA88
GGG49
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027684.1

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 (37.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Meriones meridianus (NC_027684.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,019952 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0201,08667 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0872,6641,578 bp+35.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6662,74075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7413,695955 bp+39.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6963,76368 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7613,83272 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8433,91270 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9164,9521,037 bp+36.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9535,01765 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0205,08869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0945,16572 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1995,26567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2665,33267 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3346,8781,545 bp+40.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8766,94469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9467,01772 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0187,703686 bp+36.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7047,77067 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7727,975204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9338,613681 bp+36.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6139,396784 bp+41.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3979,46468 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4659,812348 bp+35.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8169,88267 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88410,180297 bp+36.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17411,5511,378 bp+36.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55211,62069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62111,68060 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68111,74767 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74813,5591,812 bp+36.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54614,079534 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08014,14869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15315,2961,144 bp+38.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29715,36569 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37515,44571 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44516,376932 bp–34.4%