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Mesoplodon europaeus

Gervais's beaked whale

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Maximum lifespan
48 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,343 bp
RefSeq NC_021434.2
GC content
38.52%
Whole genome
Non-coding
937 bp
D-loop 876 bp

Where Gervais's beaked whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gervais's beaked whale has the 165th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,343 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.340
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.078

Life history

Maximum lifespan
48 years
Adult weight
5.6 t

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02309)

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 genome16,343 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA971 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,513 bp
D-loop876 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp32.6%28.0%10.8%28.5%39.38%−0.450+0.076
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.4%27.0%7.5%29.0%36.54%−0.589+0.148
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp29.1%30.4%15.8%24.6%40.43%−0.219−0.022
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.6%26.8%12.9%25.7%38.60%−0.333+0.129
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8198 bp38.4%29.3%5.6%26.8%32.32%−0.656+0.134
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.3%29.2%9.5%28.9%38.47%−0.504+0.050
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp27.5%31.3%13.4%27.8%41.15%−0.350−0.065
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp32.6%30.3%10.7%26.5%37.18%−0.426+0.037
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%33.3%12.5%25.3%37.71%−0.339−0.070
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.8%30.4%9.7%27.1%36.79%−0.475+0.038
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.8%29.5%9.8%28.9%38.66%−0.494+0.037
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.3%22.5%7.8%28.4%36.17%−0.571+0.294
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.4%28.9%12.0%28.7%40.70%−0.409+0.027
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA971 bp35.7%22.6%18.7%23.0%41.71%−0.101+0.226
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp37.2%26.5%17.3%19.1%36.33%−0.049+0.169
D-loopControl region (D-loop)876 bp30.0%29.5%15.2%25.3%40.53%−0.251+0.010

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU107
UUC129
Leu L16.9%
UUA122
UUG7
CUU102
CUC102
CUA293
CUG16
Ile I8.5%
AUU169
AUC153
Met M6.1%
AUA200
AUG33
Val V4.4%
GUU39
GUC28
GUA86
GUG15
Ser S6.7%
UCU59
UCC60
UCA84
UCG1
AGU13
AGC38
Pro P5.3%
CCU66
CCC68
CCA66
CCG0
Thr T9.1%
ACU73
ACC82
ACA182
ACG9
Ala A6.4%
GCU74
GCC78
GCA85
GCG5
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU69
UAC62
His H2.6%
CAU33
CAC64
Gln Q2.6%
CAA93
CAG5
Asn N4.2%
AAU74
AAC85
Lys K2.6%
AAA96
AAG1
Asp D1.8%
GAU33
GAC34
Glu E2.4%
GAA84
GAG8
Cys C0.6%
UGU12
UGC11
Trp W2.8%
UGA99
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC16
CGA40
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU47
GGC61
GGA88
GGG18
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_021434.2

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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 (38.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17474 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,045971 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,6921,580 bp+36.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6932,76775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7703,729960 bp+39.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7313,79969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7973,86973 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8713,93969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9404,9811,042 bp+36.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9825,04968 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0545,12269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1245,19774 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2305,29667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2975,36266 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3646,9141,551 bp+40.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9106,97869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9897,05365 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0547,737684 bp+38.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7417,80767 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8098,006198 bp+32.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9678,647681 bp+38.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6479,431785 bp+41.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4329,50069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5019,847347 bp+37.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8489,91770 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91810,214297 bp+37.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20811,5851,378 bp+36.8%
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+38.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59014,117528 bp−36.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11814,18568 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19015,3291,140 bp+40.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33015,40172 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40115,46767 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46816,343876 bp–40.5%

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