Mytilus californianus
California mussel
GC content
36.19%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,690 bp
D-loop 1,107 bp
Where California mussel sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. California mussel has the 2,188th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- All other species
Base composition
Whole genome16,730 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- +0.258
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- −0.111
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
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,730 bp
Protein-coding11,333 bp
12S rRNA944 bp
16S rRNA1,247 bp
All tRNA1,516 bp
D-loop1,107 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 924 bp | 38.53% | +0.320 | −0.236 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 948 bp | 35.23% | +0.365 | −0.081 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,656 bp | 37.92% | +0.229 | −0.115 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 729 bp | 36.49% | +0.211 | −0.132 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 717 bp | 36.12% | +0.336 | −0.253 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 936 bp | 41.03% | +0.240 | −0.210 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 351 bp | 37.32% | +0.405 | −0.300 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 282 bp | 32.62% | +0.500 | −0.232 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,308 bp | 37.46% | +0.355 | −0.130 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,710 bp | 36.96% | +0.234 | −0.169 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 465 bp | 31.83% | +0.338 | −0.192 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,308 bp | 36.16% | +0.133 | −0.164 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 944 bp | 36.44% | +0.227 | +0.030 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,247 bp | 33.76% | +0.207 | −0.017 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,107 bp | 36.31% | +0.204 | +0.050 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,778 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).
Phe F7.8%
UUU236
UUC59
Leu L13.9%
UUA203
UUG107
CUU92
CUC20
CUA67
CUG35
Ile I5.4%
AUU172
AUC32
Met M6.7%
AUA153
AUG102
Val V9.9%
GUU94
GUC21
GUA145
GUG115
Ser S10.6%
UCU76
UCC15
UCA46
UCG9
AGU37
AGC11
AGA128
AGG79
Pro P3.8%
CCU74
CCC10
CCA42
CCG16
Thr T3.2%
ACU61
ACC10
ACA30
ACG21
Ala A4.9%
GCU95
GCC20
GCA53
GCG19
Tyr Y4.3%
UAU117
UAC45
His H1.9%
CAU54
CAC17
Gln Q1.6%
CAA43
CAG16
Asn N2.8%
AAU79
AAC28
Lys K3.2%
AAA75
AAG45
Asp D2.0%
GAU57
GAC17
Glu E2.6%
GAA53
GAG47
Cys C1.9%
UGU60
UGC11
Trp W2.8%
UGA55
UGG50
Arg R2.2%
CGU35
CGC7
CGA26
CGG17
Gly G8.1%
GGU73
GGC31
GGA78
GGG125
Stop 0.3%
UAA10
UAG2
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_015993.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding12
- rRNA2
- tRNA23
- D-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (36.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-loop | Control region | 1 | 1,107 | 1,107 bp | – | 36.3% |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 1,108 | 1,174 | 67 bp | + | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 1,176 | 2,483 | 1,308 bp | + | 36.2% |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 2,485 | 3,213 | 729 bp | + | 36.5% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 3,215 | 3,283 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,287 | 3,354 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 3,358 | 3,423 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 3,429 | 3,495 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 3,673 | 4,596 | 924 bp | + | 38.5% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 4,601 | 4,666 | 66 bp | + | – |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 4,667 | 5,974 | 1,308 bp | + | 37.5% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 5,981 | 6,916 | 936 bp | + | 41.0% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,932 | 6,994 | 63 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 6,996 | 7,060 | 65 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,064 | 8,011 | 948 bp | + | 35.2% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 8,013 | 8,077 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 8,081 | 8,147 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 8,150 | 8,213 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 8,218 | 8,283 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 8,285 | 8,349 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 8,351 | 8,414 | 64 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,418 | 8,768 | 351 bp | + | 37.3% |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 9,051 | 10,706 | 1,656 bp | + | 37.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 10,716 | 11,432 | 717 bp | + | 36.1% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 11,437 | 11,499 | 63 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 11,500 | 11,781 | 282 bp | + | 32.6% |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,789 | 13,498 | 1,710 bp | + | 37.0% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,498 | 13,962 | 465 bp | + | 31.8% |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 13,976 | 14,043 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 14,044 | 14,987 | 944 bp | + | 36.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 14,988 | 15,053 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 15,054 | 15,118 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,119 | 15,183 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 15,185 | 15,252 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 15,253 | 15,319 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 15,347 | 15,413 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 15,419 | 15,483 | 65 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 15,484 | 16,730 | 1,247 bp | + | 33.8% |