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Physeter macrocephalus

Sperm whale

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Maximum lifespan
77 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,428 bp
RefSeq NC_002503.2
GC content
43.06%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,018 bp
D-loop 954 bp

Where Sperm whale sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sperm whale has the 56th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Sperm whale
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Base composition

Whole genome16,428 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.377
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.123

Life history

Maximum lifespan
77 years
Adult weight
28.5 t
Birth weight
1 t
Female sexual maturity
8 years
Male sexual maturity
10 years
Gestation or incubation
502 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02319)

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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,428 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,588 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop954 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.4%24.1%11.8%33.7%45.55%−0.480+0.115
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.8%24.3%8.3%32.5%40.88%−0.592+0.179
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.4%28.8%16.6%27.2%43.78%−0.243−0.025
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.0%24.7%13.0%29.2%42.25%−0.384+0.144
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp38.0%24.0%4.2%33.9%38.02%−0.781+0.227
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6679 bp30.5%25.9%10.8%32.8%43.59%−0.507+0.081
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp27.2%27.2%14.4%31.2%45.55%−0.3690.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%25.4%11.6%32.7%44.22%−0.477+0.088
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%28.3%11.8%32.0%43.77%−0.462−0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.0%25.6%9.5%32.9%42.38%−0.551+0.111
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.4%24.1%10.2%34.3%44.54%−0.541+0.133
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.5%16.3%7.6%35.6%43.18%−0.649+0.427
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.0%24.4%12.6%32.0%44.65%−0.434+0.119
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp34.7%20.9%18.9%25.5%44.33%−0.149+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,588 bp36.3%22.9%17.4%23.4%40.87%−0.146+0.227
D-loopControl region (D-loop)954 bp26.2%29.2%18.3%26.2%44.55%−0.176−0.055

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 F6.2%
UUU75
UUC161
Leu L16.5%
UUA63
UUG26
CUU62
CUC150
CUA287
CUG37
Ile I7.8%
AUU89
AUC209
Met M6.2%
AUA203
AUG34
Val V4.6%
GUU37
GUC54
GUA69
GUG13
Ser S6.9%
UCU39
UCC85
UCA81
UCG8
AGU12
AGC38
Pro P5.4%
CCU39
CCC103
CCA62
CCG2
Thr T10.0%
ACU42
ACC151
ACA177
ACG8
Ala A6.1%
GCU38
GCC104
GCA86
GCG4
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU52
UAC75
His H2.6%
CAU24
CAC75
Gln Q2.6%
CAA86
CAG11
Asn N4.2%
AAU44
AAC115
Lys K2.5%
AAA78
AAG16
Asp D1.7%
GAU14
GAC51
Glu E2.4%
GAA67
GAG23
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC19
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG12
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC13
CGA43
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU36
GGC73
GGA80
GGG27
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002503.2

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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 (43.1%, 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 RNA731,042970 bp+44.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0431,10967 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1102,6971,588 bp+40.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6982,77275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7753,729955 bp+45.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7313,79969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7973,87276 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8743,94269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9434,9841,042 bp+40.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9855,05369 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0595,12769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1295,20274 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2355,30167 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3025,36766 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3696,9191,551 bp+43.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9156,98369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9917,05868 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0597,742684 bp+42.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7467,81065 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8158,006192 bp+38.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9768,654679 bp+43.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6569,441786 bp+45.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4419,50969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5109,855346 bp+44.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8579,92569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92610,222297 bp+43.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21611,5931,378 bp+42.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59411,66269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66311,72260 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72411,79370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79413,6141,821 bp+44.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59814,125528 bp−43.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12614,19469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19915,3381,140 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33915,40870 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40815,47467 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47516,428954 bp–44.6%

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