MitoAge

Octodon degus

Degu

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Maximum lifespan
14 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,798 bp
RefSeq NC_020661.1
GC content
37.43%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,420 bp
D-loop 1,307 bp

Where Degu sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Degu has the 1,285th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Degu
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Base composition

Whole genome16,798 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.326
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.089

Life history

Maximum lifespan
14 years
Adult weight
235 g
Birth weight
14 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.958 W
Body temperature
37.6 °C
Female sexual maturity
182 days
Male sexual maturity
182 days
Gestation or incubation
90 days
Litter or clutch size
6
Litters per year
1.8
Postnatal growth rate
0.0323 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03106)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large 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 genome16,798 bp
Protein-coding11,350 bp
12S rRNA953 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp
D-loop1,307 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp31.7%30.0%10.4%27.9%38.31%−0.455+0.029
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.3%27.6%7.8%28.3%36.08%−0.569+0.135
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.8%31.5%16.3%22.5%38.77%−0.159−0.027
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.2%30.1%13.3%22.4%35.67%−0.254+0.064
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp43.0%27.5%4.3%25.1%29.47%−0.705+0.219
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%32.3%10.6%25.6%36.12%−0.415−0.011
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.5%30.0%14.2%26.4%40.56%−0.302−0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%31.2%8.7%26.9%36.61%−0.512−0.014
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.6%35.7%11.8%22.9%34.68%−0.320−0.093
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.1%29.5%9.9%26.6%36.43%−0.458+0.073
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp32.2%29.1%10.2%28.5%38.63%−0.474+0.050
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp43.3%21.0%7.9%27.9%35.77%−0.560+0.347
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.5%28.7%12.3%27.5%39.83%−0.383+0.047
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA953 bp37.0%24.4%16.9%21.6%38.51%−0.123+0.205
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp38.1%26.1%16.6%19.3%35.86%−0.076+0.188
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,307 bp35.7%25.3%13.0%25.9%38.94%−0.332+0.170

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU96
UUC139
Leu L15.6%
UUA192
UUG19
CUU80
CUC59
CUA223
CUG21
Ile I9.7%
AUU183
AUC184
Met M6.3%
AUA200
AUG38
Val V4.0%
GUU42
GUC30
GUA72
GUG8
Ser S7.8%
UCU59
UCC69
UCA110
UCG6
AGU14
AGC38
Pro P5.1%
CCU73
CCC51
CCA67
CCG3
Thr T8.4%
ACU67
ACC79
ACA169
ACG4
Ala A6.0%
GCU67
GCC69
GCA88
GCG4
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU65
UAC73
His H2.7%
CAU30
CAC71
Gln Q2.4%
CAA91
CAG1
Asn N4.5%
AAU69
AAC101
Lys K2.6%
AAA94
AAG3
Asp D1.7%
GAU22
GAC42
Glu E2.4%
GAA74
GAG16
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA101
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC9
CGA45
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU38
GGC45
GGA90
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020661.1

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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 (37.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,023953 bp+38.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0241,09168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0922,6611,570 bp+35.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6622,73675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7403,697958 bp+38.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6983,76568 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7633,83371 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8363,90469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9054,9461,042 bp+36.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9475,01569 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0175,08670 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0885,16073 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1965,26267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2645,33269 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3446,8881,545 bp+38.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8896,95769 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9677,03569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0367,719684 bp+35.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7227,78766 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7897,995207 bp+29.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9508,630681 bp+36.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6309,413784 bp+40.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4149,48168 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4829,827346 bp+36.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8299,89567 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89710,193297 bp+34.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18711,5641,378 bp+36.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56511,63571 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64511,70258 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70411,77370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77413,5851,812 bp+38.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58214,115534 bp−35.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11614,18469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19115,3301,140 bp+39.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33115,39767 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40415,46966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47016,7761,307 bp–38.9%

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