MitoAge

Ovis aries

Domestic sheep, or Mouflon

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Maximum lifespan
22.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,616 bp
RefSeq NC_001941.1
GC content
38.94%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,240 bp
D-loop 1,180 bp

Where Domestic sheep, or Mouflon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Domestic sheep, or Mouflon has the 750th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Domestic sheep, or Mouflon
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Base composition

Whole genome16,616 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.326
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.103

Life history

Maximum lifespan
22.8 years
Adult weight
80 kg
Birth weight
2.4 kg
Body temperature
38.8 °C
Female sexual maturity
548 days
Male sexual maturity
2.5 years
Gestation or incubation
146 days
Litter or clutch size
1.6
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01978)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, 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 genome16,616 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA958 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop1,180 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp31.7%27.6%11.3%29.3%40.63%−0.443+0.069
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.1%26.9%8.3%27.7%35.99%−0.541+0.160
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.1%30.4%16.1%24.4%40.52%−0.204−0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp35.2%27.0%13.2%24.6%37.72%−0.302+0.131
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp41.8%27.4%6.0%24.9%30.85%−0.613+0.209
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6679 bp31.5%28.6%11.8%28.1%39.91%−0.410+0.049
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.1%28.6%15.3%30.0%45.28%−0.324−0.044
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.6%27.2%11.8%30.3%42.20%−0.438+0.060
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%30.0%12.5%27.3%39.73%−0.373+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%29.0%10.7%28.3%39.04%−0.450+0.048
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.8%27.4%10.2%28.6%38.83%−0.474+0.104
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.0%22.0%7.0%28.0%35.04%−0.600+0.324
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.4%27.1%13.0%28.5%41.49%−0.374+0.073
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA958 bp36.8%22.3%17.7%23.1%40.81%−0.130+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp37.6%24.5%17.1%20.8%37.87%−0.097+0.211
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,180 bp33.1%29.8%14.3%22.7%37.03%−0.227+0.052

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.5%
UUU115
UUC130
Leu L15.7%
UUA83
UUG11
CUU72
CUC111
CUA295
CUG23
Ile I9.1%
AUU189
AUC155
Met M6.8%
AUA209
AUG50
Val V4.7%
GUU45
GUC34
GUA85
GUG13
Ser S7.1%
UCU46
UCC56
UCA108
UCG3
AGU11
AGC44
Pro P5.1%
CCU36
CCC70
CCA85
CCG4
Thr T8.5%
ACU45
ACC97
ACA167
ACG15
Ala A6.3%
GCU48
GCC85
GCA100
GCG6
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU76
UAC53
His H2.5%
CAU32
CAC64
Gln Q2.3%
CAA77
CAG11
Asn N4.3%
AAU60
AAC104
Lys K2.6%
AAA86
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU25
GAC44
Glu E2.5%
GAA83
GAG11
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA101
UGG3
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC13
CGA37
CGG7
Gly G5.7%
GGU37
GGC56
GGA99
GGG25
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001941.1

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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 (38.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,026958 bp+40.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0271,09367 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,6671,574 bp+37.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6682,74275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7453,699955 bp+40.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7013,76969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7673,83872 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8413,90969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9104,9511,042 bp+36.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9525,01867 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0205,08869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0905,16273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1955,26268 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2635,33068 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3326,8761,545 bp+40.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8746,94471 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9507,01768 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0197,702684 bp+37.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7067,77368 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7757,975201 bp+30.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9368,614679 bp+39.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6169,399784 bp+45.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4009,46869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4699,814346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8169,88469 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88510,181297 bp+39.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17511,5521,378 bp+39.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55311,62169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62211,68160 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68311,75371 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75413,5741,821 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55814,085528 bp−35.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08614,15469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15915,2981,140 bp+41.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30215,37170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37115,43666 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43716,6161,180 bp–37.0%

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