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Phodopus roborovskii

Desert hamster

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Maximum lifespan
4.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,273 bp
RefSeq NC_031809.1
GC content
38.63%
Whole genome
Non-coding
929 bp
D-loop 872 bp

Where Desert hamster sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Desert hamster has the 2,060th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Desert hamster
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Base composition

Whole genome16,273 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.312
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.106

Life history

Maximum lifespan
4.8 years
Birth weight
1.5 g
Female sexual maturity
243 days
Gestation or incubation
21 days
Litter or clutch size
6
Litters per year
3.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02922)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,273 bp
Protein-coding11,324 bp
12S rRNA946 bp
16S rRNA1,566 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop872 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp32.8%27.2%11.7%28.3%40.00%−0.414+0.093
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,033 bp37.1%26.4%8.0%28.5%36.50%−0.560+0.168
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp30.4%27.4%16.8%25.4%42.20%−0.202+0.053
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.5%27.9%13.6%24.0%37.57%−0.276+0.105
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%30.9%6.4%23.5%29.90%−0.574+0.119
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.2%28.8%11.2%27.9%39.06%−0.429+0.055
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp30.2%28.2%14.8%26.8%41.58%−0.288+0.035
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp32.8%28.2%10.9%28.2%39.08%−0.441+0.075
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%28.6%12.8%28.3%41.08%−0.377+0.029
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,375 bp34.0%27.9%11.1%27.1%38.11%−0.420+0.098
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp33.4%27.7%11.2%27.6%38.83%−0.422+0.094
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp41.7%21.1%8.0%29.1%37.14%−0.569+0.327
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp32.3%27.9%12.7%27.1%39.81%−0.363+0.073
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA946 bp36.8%24.9%17.3%20.9%38.27%−0.094+0.192
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,566 bp37.6%25.0%17.7%19.7%37.42%−0.055+0.202
D-loopControl region (D-loop)872 bp29.7%32.8%12.5%25.0%37.50%−0.333−0.050

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU116
UUC112
Leu L15.9%
UUA109
UUG15
CUU71
CUC70
CUA308
CUG30
Ile I9.0%
AUU176
AUC166
Met M6.3%
AUA194
AUG44
Val V4.6%
GUU29
GUC36
GUA95
GUG16
Ser S7.4%
UCU41
UCC49
UCA133
UCG8
AGU15
AGC36
Pro P5.0%
CCU23
CCC43
CCA115
CCG8
Thr T8.8%
ACU48
ACC94
ACA183
ACG10
Ala A6.3%
GCU52
GCC92
GCA90
GCG4
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU54
UAC80
His H2.6%
CAU18
CAC80
Gln Q2.0%
CAA69
CAG7
Asn N4.5%
AAU66
AAC103
Lys K2.7%
AAA90
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU23
GAC47
Glu E2.6%
GAA74
GAG24
Cys C0.8%
UGU12
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA87
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU3
CGC7
CGA52
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU39
GGC42
GGA96
GGG34
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_031809.1

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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 (38.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,016946 bp+38.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0181,08972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0902,6551,566 bp+37.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6572,73175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7323,686955 bp+40.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6873,75468 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7523,82271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8273,90276 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9034,9351,033 bp+36.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9365,00267 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0055,07470 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0765,14671 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1785,24568 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2465,31267 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3146,8581,545 bp+42.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8566,92469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9286,99568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9977,680684 bp+37.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6847,75067 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7527,955204 bp+29.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9138,593681 bp+39.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5939,376784 bp+41.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3779,44468 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4459,792348 bp+39.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7969,86469 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,86510,161297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,15511,5291,375 bp+38.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,53011,59667 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,59711,65458 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,65511,72470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,72513,5421,818 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,52614,050525 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,05114,11969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,12415,2661,143 bp+39.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,26915,33668 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33715,40367 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,40216,273872 bp–37.5%

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