MitoAge

Peponocephala electra

Melon-headed whale

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Maximum lifespan
47 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,388 bp
RefSeq NC_019589.1
GC content
39.14%
Whole genome
Non-coding
974 bp
D-loop 914 bp

Where Melon-headed whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Melon-headed whale has the 175th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Melon-headed whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,388 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.355
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.089

Life history

Maximum lifespan
47 years
Adult weight
206 kg
Female sexual maturity
11.7 years
Male sexual maturity
6.7 years
Gestation or incubation
365 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02296)

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 genome16,388 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA974 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,519 bp
D-loop914 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.7%27.1%11.4%29.9%41.28%−0.448+0.078
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.7%26.0%7.2%31.1%38.29%−0.624+0.157
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.9%31.0%16.1%24.0%40.10%−0.199−0.036
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.5%25.7%12.6%27.2%39.77%−0.368+0.146
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp33.9%25.0%8.3%32.8%41.15%−0.595+0.150
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%30.0%9.8%28.6%38.47%−0.489+0.026
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp28.5%29.0%13.0%29.4%42.42%−0.387−0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.8%28.8%11.0%29.4%40.35%−0.457+0.034
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%29.0%11.8%29.3%41.08%−0.426+0.017
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.1%29.8%9.7%28.4%38.03%−0.492+0.037
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,819 bp32.4%28.4%9.7%29.5%39.20%−0.506+0.067
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.6%20.3%7.2%29.9%37.12%−0.612+0.355
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.0%27.4%12.3%29.4%41.67%−0.411+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA974 bp36.0%22.5%18.4%23.1%41.48%−0.114+0.232
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp37.5%25.5%16.9%20.1%36.99%−0.086+0.190
D-loopControl region (D-loop)914 bp30.0%32.8%13.5%23.7%37.20%−0.276−0.045

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%
UUU101
UUC146
Leu L16.7%
UUA120
UUG18
CUU86
CUC111
CUA286
CUG15
Ile I8.4%
AUU145
AUC175
Met M6.1%
AUA202
AUG31
Val V4.2%
GUU32
GUC40
GUA74
GUG15
Ser S6.8%
UCU46
UCC71
UCA84
UCG5
AGU21
AGC30
Pro P5.3%
CCU51
CCC77
CCA71
CCG1
Thr T9.3%
ACU70
ACC100
ACA175
ACG7
Ala A6.5%
GCU67
GCC78
GCA96
GCG4
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU68
UAC58
His H2.6%
CAU31
CAC68
Gln Q2.5%
CAA90
CAG6
Asn N4.2%
AAU60
AAC99
Lys K2.6%
AAA86
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU19
GAC49
Glu E2.4%
GAA81
GAG11
Cys C0.6%
UGU11
UGC11
Trp W2.7%
UGA100
UGG4
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC16
CGA36
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU48
GGC59
GGA85
GGG20
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_019589.1

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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 (39.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17272 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA731,046974 bp+41.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0471,11367 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1142,6921,579 bp+37.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6932,76876 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7693,725957 bp+41.3%
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+38.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9815,04969 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0555,12369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1255,19975 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2325,29867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2995,36466 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3656,9151,551 bp+40.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9116,97969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9877,05468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0557,738684 bp+39.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7427,80968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8118,002192 bp+41.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9728,652681 bp+38.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6529,436785 bp+42.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4379,50569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5069,852347 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8539,92270 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92310,219297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21311,5901,378 bp+38.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59111,66070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66111,72262 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72111,79171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79213,6101,819 bp+39.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59614,123528 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12414,19269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19715,3361,140 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33715,40670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40715,47266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47316,386914 bp–37.2%

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