Oreochromis niloticus

Nile tilapia

Maximum lifespan

9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,627 bp

RefSeq NC_013663.1

GC content

45.82%

Whole genome

Non-coding

980 bp

D-loop 924 bp

Where Nile tilapia sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Nile tilapia has the 1,651st longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,627 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.321
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.033

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 9 years
Adult weight: 2.4 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04149)

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: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,627 bp

Protein-coding11,451 bp

12S rRNA944 bp

16S rRNA1,699 bp

All tRNA1,553 bp

D-loop924 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Oreochromis niloticus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	25.1%	28.3%	13.3%	33.2%	46.56%	−0.427	−0.060
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	26.1%	26.3%	11.5%	36.1%	47.61%	−0.518	−0.004
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,596 bp	25.4%	29.0%	17.7%	27.9%	45.61%	−0.225	−0.067
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.5%	26.2%	16.4%	28.9%	45.30%	−0.278	+0.042
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.0%	22.0%	11.3%	35.7%	47.02%	−0.519	+0.169
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.9%	30.4%	12.7%	32.0%	44.74%	−0.431	−0.101
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	25.4%	27.8%	16.1%	30.7%	46.81%	−0.313	−0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	20.9%	30.9%	14.3%	33.8%	48.14%	−0.405	−0.193
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	19.5%	28.6%	15.2%	36.7%	51.85%	−0.416	−0.189
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	27.0%	27.5%	13.2%	32.3%	45.47%	−0.420	−0.009
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	27.3%	27.5%	12.7%	32.5%	45.19%	−0.437	−0.004
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	37.5%	12.8%	11.1%	38.5%	49.62%	−0.552	+0.490
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.3%	29.8%	13.5%	32.4%	45.93%	−0.412	−0.102
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	944 bp	30.4%	20.0%	22.0%	27.5%	49.58%	−0.111	+0.206
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,699 bp	33.6%	20.0%	19.3%	27.1%	46.44%	−0.169	+0.255
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	924 bp	31.6%	32.5%	14.4%	21.5%	35.93%	−0.199	−0.014

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,822 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU109

UUC131

Leu L17.0%

UUA79

UUG25

CUU142

CUC210

CUA167

CUG25

Ile I7.5%

AUU175

AUC113

Met M4.0%

AUA101

AUG53

Val V5.2%

GUU65

GUC58

GUA59

GUG18

Ser S6.6%

UCU49

UCC92

UCA54

UCG4

AGU11

AGC42

Pro P5.8%

CCU54

CCC113

CCA49

CCG6

Thr T8.1%

ACU66

ACC125

ACA111

ACG7

Ala A9.1%

GCU67

GCC155

GCA106

GCG18

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU41

UAC71

His H2.9%

CAU34

CAC76

Gln Q2.6%

CAA87

CAG11

Asn N2.9%

AAU36

AAC76

Lys K2.1%

AAA67

AAG12

Asp D2.0%

GAU20

GAC55

Glu E2.6%

GAA85

GAG16

Cys C0.7%

UGU8

UGC18

Trp W3.2%

UGA106

UGG16

Arg R2.0%

CGU9

CGC17

CGA43

CGG7

Gly G6.4%

GGU41

GGC88

GGA81

GGG35

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_013663.1

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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 (45.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Oreochromis niloticus (NC_013663.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,013	944 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,014	1,085	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,086	2,784	1,699 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,785	2,858	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,859	3,833	975 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,837	3,906	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,906	3,976	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,977	4,045	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,046	5,091	1,046 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,092	5,163	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,165	5,233	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,235	5,307	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,341	5,406	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,407	5,476	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,478	7,073	1,596 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,074	7,144	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,148	7,220	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,226	7,916	691 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,917	7,990	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,992	8,159	168 bp	+	47.0%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,150	8,833	684 bp	+	44.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,833	9,616	784 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,617	9,688	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,689	10,037	349 bp	+	48.1%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,038	10,106	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,107	10,403	297 bp	+	51.9%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,397	11,777	1,381 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,778	11,846	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,846	11,913	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,918	11,990	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,991	13,829	1,839 bp	+	45.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,826	14,347	522 bp	−	49.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,348	14,416	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,421	15,561	1,141 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,562	15,633	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,634	15,703	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,704	16,627	924 bp	–	35.9%