Ostrea edulis
Edible oyster
GC content
35.14%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,716 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Edible oyster sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Edible oyster has the 1,162nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- All other species
Base composition
Whole genome16,320 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- +0.196
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- −0.136
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 genome16,320 bp
Protein-coding10,920 bp
12S rRNA924 bp
16S rRNA575 bp
All tRNA1,525 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 933 bp | 34.62% | +0.195 | −0.236 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,008 bp | 32.44% | +0.260 | −0.210 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,566 bp | 36.53% | +0.105 | −0.229 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 693 bp | 36.94% | +0.188 | −0.126 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 669 bp | 35.87% | +0.167 | −0.198 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 888 bp | 37.39% | +0.084 | −0.205 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 354 bp | 31.92% | +0.204 | −0.295 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 282 bp | 36.88% | +0.327 | −0.112 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,350 bp | 35.26% | +0.227 | −0.215 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,548 bp | 35.14% | +0.184 | −0.187 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 468 bp | 33.97% | +0.233 | −0.197 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,161 bp | 35.92% | +0.189 | −0.172 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 924 bp | 39.94% | +0.187 | +0.117 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 575 bp | 28.87% | +0.398 | +0.007 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,640 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).
Phe F8.3%
UUU244
UUC59
Leu L13.2%
UUA224
UUG66
CUU99
CUC11
CUA56
CUG25
Ile I5.7%
AUU183
AUC26
Met M5.8%
AUA141
AUG71
Val V10.1%
GUU135
GUC29
GUA131
GUG71
Ser S10.9%
UCU129
UCC15
UCA60
UCG10
AGU51
AGC15
AGA78
AGG40
Pro P3.7%
CCU68
CCC8
CCA44
CCG14
Thr T4.3%
ACU70
ACC14
ACA62
ACG10
Ala A5.9%
GCU115
GCC22
GCA72
GCG7
Tyr Y3.8%
UAU96
UAC41
His H1.8%
CAU44
CAC22
Gln Q1.3%
CAA29
CAG20
Asn N2.7%
AAU84
AAC14
Lys K3.0%
AAA69
AAG39
Asp D1.9%
GAU49
GAC21
Glu E2.6%
GAA55
GAG40
Cys C2.0%
UGU47
UGC26
Trp W3.1%
UGA74
UGG40
Arg R1.9%
CGU31
CGC1
CGA27
CGG9
Gly G7.6%
GGU82
GGC27
GGA84
GGG82
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG4
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_016180.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding12
- rRNA3
- tRNA23
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (35.1%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 1 | 1,566 | 1,566 bp | + | 36.5% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 1,573 | 1,639 | 67 bp | + | – |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 1,735 | 2,622 | 888 bp | + | 37.4% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 2,622 | 2,687 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 2,698 | 2,761 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 2,769 | 2,836 | 68 bp | + | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 2,837 | 3,997 | 1,161 bp | + | 35.9% |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,999 | 4,691 | 693 bp | + | 36.9% |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 4,695 | 4,759 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 4,767 | 4,836 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 4,988 | 5,051 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 5,103 | 5,172 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 5,173 | 5,239 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 5,241 | 5,304 | 64 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 5,322 | 5,896 | 575 bp | + | 28.9% |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 5,922 | 6,929 | 1,008 bp | + | 32.4% |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 7,003 | 7,066 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 7,070 | 7,134 | 65 bp | + | – |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,141 | 7,809 | 669 bp | + | 35.9% |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 7,813 | 7,883 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 7,898 | 7,964 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 7,969 | 8,035 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 8,063 | 8,126 | 64 bp | + | – |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 8,127 | 9,476 | 1,350 bp | + | 35.3% |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 9,484 | 10,407 | 924 bp | + | 39.9% |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 10,493 | 11,154 | 662 bp | + | 28.9% |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,373 | 12,920 | 1,548 bp | + | 35.1% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 12,928 | 13,395 | 468 bp | + | 34.0% |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 13,405 | 13,470 | 66 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 13,472 | 13,825 | 354 bp | + | 31.9% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 13,825 | 13,891 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 13,895 | 13,960 | 66 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 13,962 | 14,028 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 14,042 | 14,106 | 65 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 14,186 | 15,118 | 933 bp | + | 34.6% |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 15,120 | 15,401 | 282 bp | + | 36.9% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 15,462 | 15,524 | 63 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 15,558 | 15,625 | 68 bp | + | – |