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Orcinus orca

Killer whale

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Maximum lifespan
90 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,392 bp
RefSeq NC_064558.1
GC content
39.71%
Whole genome
Non-coding
980 bp
D-loop 914 bp

Where Killer whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Killer whale has the 38th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Killer whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,392 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.353
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.090

Life history

Maximum lifespan
90 years
Adult weight
4 t
Birth weight
180 kg
Body temperature
36 °C
Female sexual maturity
10.3 years
Male sexual maturity
13.5 years
Gestation or incubation
435 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02295)

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 genome16,392 bp
Protein-coding11,346 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop914 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.3%26.8%11.3%29.7%40.96%−0.449+0.094
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.7%25.9%7.0%31.4%38.39%−0.635+0.159
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.9%31.3%16.1%23.7%39.78%−0.190−0.041
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.6%26.0%13.5%26.9%40.35%−0.333+0.127
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp36.5%26.0%5.7%31.8%37.50%−0.694+0.167
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%29.5%9.8%29.1%38.91%−0.494+0.034
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp27.6%29.3%13.6%29.4%43.06%−0.367−0.029
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.5%28.3%10.4%29.8%40.17%−0.482+0.053
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%29.0%11.4%29.3%40.74%−0.438+0.023
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.5%29.5%10.2%28.8%39.04%−0.476+0.033
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.5%28.0%9.9%29.7%39.54%−0.500+0.075
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.2%20.6%7.2%29.9%37.12%−0.612+0.343
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.4%26.7%12.6%30.3%42.90%−0.411+0.066
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp35.6%22.3%18.8%23.3%42.09%−0.107+0.231
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp36.7%24.7%17.4%21.2%38.61%−0.098+0.196
D-loopControl region (D-loop)914 bp29.4%32.7%13.5%24.4%37.86%−0.289−0.053

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 F6.4%
UUU105
UUC138
Leu L16.8%
UUA121
UUG14
CUU85
CUC115
CUA281
CUG23
Ile I8.0%
AUU132
AUC172
Met M6.1%
AUA194
AUG39
Val V4.3%
GUU38
GUC31
GUA79
GUG16
Ser S7.0%
UCU52
UCC64
UCA87
UCG5
AGU19
AGC39
Pro P5.3%
CCU54
CCC75
CCA71
CCG3
Thr T9.7%
ACU78
ACC106
ACA175
ACG8
Ala A6.3%
GCU61
GCC81
GCA92
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU69
UAC55
His H2.7%
CAU30
CAC71
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG6
Asn N4.1%
AAU59
AAC95
Lys K2.7%
AAA91
AAG10
Asp D1.7%
GAU19
GAC47
Glu E2.3%
GAA70
GAG19
Cys C0.6%
UGU11
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA98
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC13
CGA38
CGG1
Gly G5.5%
GGU43
GGC63
GGA86
GGG18
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_064558.1

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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 (39.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,045974 bp+42.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1132,6921,580 bp+38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6932,76775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7693,725957 bp+41.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7303,79869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7963,86873 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8703,93869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9394,9801,042 bp+38.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9815,04969 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0555,12470 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1255,19874 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2315,29767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2985,36366 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3656,9151,551 bp+39.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9116,97969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9877,05468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0557,738684 bp+40.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7427,80968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8118,002192 bp+37.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9728,652681 bp+38.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6529,436785 bp+43.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4379,50569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5069,851346 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8539,92270 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92310,219297 bp+40.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21311,5901,378 bp+39.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59111,65969 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66011,72061 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72211,79170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79213,6121,821 bp+39.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59614,123528 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12414,19269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19715,3361,140 bp+42.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33715,40771 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40715,47367 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47416,387914 bp–37.9%

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