Panthera tigris
Tiger
GC content
41.15%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,604 bp
D-loop 1,538 bp
Where Tiger sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Tiger has the 577th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other mammals
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,990 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.291
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.084
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 26.3 years
- Adult weight
- 119.7 kg
- Birth weight
- 1.2 kg
- Basal metabolic rate
- 133.859 W
- Body temperature
- 37.5 °C
- Female sexual maturity
- 3.5 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 3.9 years
- Gestation or incubation
- 105 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 2.5
- Litters per year
- 0.4
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02130)
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 RefSeqWhole genome16,990 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,575 bp
All tRNA1,515 bp
D-loop1,538 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 956 bp | 42.05% | −0.438 | +0.065 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,042 bp | 39.06% | −0.494 | +0.172 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,545 bp | 42.98% | −0.111 | −0.087 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 42.11% | −0.236 | +0.051 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 204 bp | 34.80% | −0.465 | +0.188 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 681 bp | 40.68% | −0.379 | −0.025 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 45.03% | −0.263 | −0.026 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 347 bp | 43.52% | −0.430 | +0.082 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 40.40% | −0.283 | −0.040 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 40.93% | −0.411 | +0.069 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,821 bp | 41.41% | −0.395 | +0.052 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 528 bp | 41.29% | −0.431 | +0.297 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 44.74% | −0.357 | +0.010 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 960 bp | 41.88% | −0.134 | +0.233 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,575 bp | 39.75% | −0.089 | +0.220 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,538 bp | 40.90% | −0.313 | +0.096 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.0%
UUU102
UUC125
Leu L15.7%
UUA96
UUG27
CUU63
CUC106
CUA240
CUG66
Ile I8.6%
AUU155
AUC172
Met M6.4%
AUA175
AUG67
Val V5.0%
GUU40
GUC36
GUA80
GUG35
Ser S7.3%
UCU34
UCC74
UCA101
UCG13
AGU18
AGC39
Pro P5.2%
CCU38
CCC86
CCA65
CCG8
Thr T8.3%
ACU75
ACC96
ACA132
ACG11
Ala A6.9%
GCU61
GCC112
GCA84
GCG7
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU64
UAC75
His H2.5%
CAU28
CAC67
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG12
Asn N3.9%
AAU58
AAC89
Lys K2.8%
AAA92
AAG15
Asp D1.7%
GAU29
GAC37
Glu E2.5%
GAA65
GAG30
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC19
Trp W2.7%
UGA79
UGG25
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC11
CGA44
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU32
GGC58
GGA91
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0
Genome map
39 annotated features in NC_010642.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding13
- rRNA2
- tRNA22
- D-loop2
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (41.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-loop | Control region | 1 | 927 | 927 bp | – | 40.9% |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 928 | 998 | 71 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 999 | 1,958 | 960 bp | + | 41.9% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,959 | 2,026 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 2,027 | 3,601 | 1,575 bp | + | 39.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 3,602 | 3,676 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 3,679 | 4,634 | 956 bp | + | 42.1% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 4,635 | 4,703 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 4,701 | 4,774 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 4,775 | 4,843 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,844 | 5,885 | 1,042 bp | + | 39.1% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,886 | 5,954 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,970 | 6,038 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 6,040 | 6,112 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 6,146 | 6,210 | 65 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 6,211 | 6,278 | 68 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 6,280 | 7,824 | 1,545 bp | + | 43.0% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,822 | 7,890 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,897 | 7,965 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,966 | 8,649 | 684 bp | + | 42.1% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 8,653 | 8,720 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 8,722 | 8,925 | 204 bp | + | 34.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,883 | 9,563 | 681 bp | + | 40.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,563 | 10,346 | 784 bp | + | 45.0% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 10,347 | 10,415 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 10,416 | 10,762 | 347 bp | + | 43.5% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 10,763 | 10,831 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,832 | 11,128 | 297 bp | + | 40.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 11,122 | 12,499 | 1,378 bp | + | 40.9% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 12,500 | 12,568 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 12,570 | 12,628 | 59 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 12,629 | 12,698 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 12,699 | 14,519 | 1,821 bp | + | 41.4% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 14,503 | 15,030 | 528 bp | − | 41.3% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 15,031 | 15,099 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 15,103 | 16,242 | 1,140 bp | + | 44.7% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 16,243 | 16,312 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 16,313 | 16,379 | 67 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 16,380 | 16,990 | 611 bp | – | 40.9% |