MitoAge

Merlangius merlangus

English whiting

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Maximum lifespan
20 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,569 bp
RefSeq NC_007395.1
GC content
41.01%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,008 bp
D-loop 128 bp

Where English whiting sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. English whiting has the 894th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %English whiting
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Base composition

Whole genome16,569 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.210
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
−0.022

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20 years
Adult weight
1.7 kg
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04028)

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 genome16,569 bp
Protein-coding11,409 bp
12S rRNA950 bp
16S rRNA1,667 bp
All tRNA1,535 bp
D-loop128 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp24.8%34.1%15.1%25.9%41.07%−0.265−0.157
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp29.1%32.0%12.8%26.1%38.95%−0.342−0.047
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,554 bp26.1%32.4%17.1%24.4%41.44%−0.177−0.108
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp30.2%30.1%14.9%24.7%39.65%−0.248+0.002
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%29.2%8.9%30.4%39.29%−0.545+0.039
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp27.6%34.9%11.8%25.4%37.34%−0.365−0.117
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp26.6%31.7%16.3%25.3%41.66%−0.217−0.087
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp24.4%37.0%14.0%24.6%38.68%−0.274−0.206
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L300 bp24.0%33.0%15.0%28.0%43.00%−0.302−0.158
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp27.1%34.8%14.2%24.0%38.16%−0.256−0.124
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,836 bp28.3%31.8%14.3%25.7%39.92%−0.285−0.059
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp37.9%18.0%14.4%29.7%44.06%−0.348+0.356
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp25.9%34.5%14.8%24.8%39.61%−0.252−0.144
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA950 bp32.1%22.7%22.0%23.2%45.16%−0.026+0.171
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,667 bp33.0%23.6%20.4%23.0%43.43%−0.061+0.166
D-loopControl region (D-loop)128 bp31.3%25.0%14.8%28.9%43.75%−0.321+0.111

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,806 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU143
UUC89
Leu L17.1%
UUA178
UUG16
CUU192
CUC79
CUA162
CUG23
Ile I6.8%
AUU198
AUC59
Met M4.7%
AUA141
AUG39
Val V6.0%
GUU88
GUC32
GUA87
GUG22
Ser S6.8%
UCU77
UCC41
UCA76
UCG2
AGU28
AGC34
Pro P5.7%
CCU90
CCC67
CCA50
CCG10
Thr T7.8%
ACU92
ACC67
ACA129
ACG8
Ala A9.1%
GCU114
GCC109
GCA116
GCG9
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU70
UAC37
His H2.8%
CAU54
CAC51
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG10
Asn N3.0%
AAU64
AAC49
Lys K1.8%
AAA52
AAG18
Asp D2.0%
GAU45
GAC32
Glu E2.6%
GAA80
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU20
UGC6
Trp W3.2%
UGA109
UGG11
Arg R2.0%
CGU17
CGC12
CGA42
CGG5
Gly G6.4%
GGU71
GGC61
GGA86
GGG26
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_007395.1

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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 (41.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,018950 bp+45.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0191,09072 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0912,7571,667 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7582,83174 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8323,806975 bp+41.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8083,87770 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8773,94771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9474,01670 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0175,0611,045 bp+39.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0625,13170 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1345,20269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2055,27874 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3105,37465 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3755,44167 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4436,9961,554 bp+41.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9997,07072 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0747,13966 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1547,844691 bp+39.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8457,91874 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9208,087168 bp+39.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0788,761684 bp+37.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7619,546786 bp+41.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5479,61468 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6169,964349 bp+38.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,96510,03268 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,03310,332300 bp+43.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,32611,7061,381 bp+38.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,70711,77569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,77611,84368 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,84611,91873 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,91913,7541,836 bp+39.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,75014,271522 bp−44.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,27214,34170 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,34515,4851,141 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,48815,55568 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,56915,696128 bp–43.8%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,62515,69571 bp−–

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