Polyodon spathula

Mississippi paddlefish

Maximum lifespan

55 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,512 bp

RefSeq NC_004419.1

GC content

45.42%

Whole genome

Non-coding

883 bp

D-loop 807 bp

Where Mississippi paddlefish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Mississippi paddlefish has the 118th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,512 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.315
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.125

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 55 years
Adult weight: 49.9 kg
Female sexual maturity: 9 years
Male sexual maturity: 6 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01877)

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 genome16,512 bp

Protein-coding11,421 bp

12S rRNA959 bp

16S rRNA1,697 bp

All tRNA1,563 bp

D-loop807 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Polyodon spathula genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.1%	24.3%	13.2%	34.4%	47.59%	−0.444	+0.072
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	33.5%	21.4%	11.0%	34.1%	45.12%	−0.513	+0.220
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	24.6%	28.2%	18.6%	28.6%	47.17%	−0.211	−0.067
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	699 bp	32.3%	24.5%	15.5%	27.8%	43.21%	−0.285	+0.139
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.1%	28.6%	8.9%	27.4%	36.31%	−0.508	+0.103
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	26.4%	25.5%	14.2%	34.0%	48.17%	−0.410	+0.017
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	26.1%	25.1%	17.7%	31.1%	48.79%	−0.274	+0.020
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	25.2%	27.8%	15.8%	31.2%	46.99%	−0.329	−0.049
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	23.6%	24.2%	15.2%	37.0%	52.19%	−0.419	−0.014
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	29.8%	24.2%	14.3%	31.7%	46.05%	−0.377	+0.103
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,842 bp	31.2%	23.3%	11.9%	33.6%	45.55%	−0.476	+0.145
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	43.1%	11.5%	10.7%	34.7%	45.40%	−0.527	+0.579
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	27.6%	25.5%	14.2%	32.7%	46.89%	−0.394	+0.040
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	959 bp	31.8%	18.6%	21.8%	27.8%	49.64%	−0.122	+0.263
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,697 bp	35.8%	19.8%	19.6%	24.5%	44.18%	−0.111	+0.288
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	807 bp	36.7%	32.1%	10.5%	20.7%	31.23%	−0.325	+0.067

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,811 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU82

UUC143

Leu L16.5%

UUA76

UUG30

CUU79

CUC139

CUA253

CUG52

Ile I7.5%

AUU113

AUC173

Met M4.7%

AUA123

AUG55

Val V5.6%

GUU47

GUC55

GUA74

GUG36

Ser S6.1%

UCU33

UCC78

UCA60

UCG10

AGU11

AGC39

Pro P5.7%

CCU31

CCC102

CCA82

CCG4

Thr T8.4%

ACU31

ACC155

ACA124

ACG10

Ala A8.8%

GCU49

GCC163

GCA109

GCG13

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU38

UAC79

His H2.7%

CAU17

CAC86

Gln Q2.7%

CAA94

CAG8

Asn N3.6%

AAU32

AAC105

Lys K2.1%

AAA75

AAG4

Asp D1.9%

GAU20

GAC52

Glu E2.7%

GAA84

GAG17

Cys C0.8%

UGU7

UGC22

Trp W3.1%

UGA110

UGG10

Arg R1.9%

CGU9

CGC9

CGA53

CGG3

Gly G6.2%

GGU18

GGC82

GGA102

GGG34

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG2

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_004419.1

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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 (45.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Polyodon spathula (NC_004419.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,027	959 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,028	1,098	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,099	2,795	1,697 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,796	2,870	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,871	3,845	975 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,855	3,925	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,925	3,995	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,995	4,064	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,065	5,110	1,046 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,111	5,182	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,184	5,252	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,255	5,327	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,361	5,427	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,428	5,498	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,500	7,053	1,554 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,057	7,127	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,136	7,207	72 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,222	7,920	699 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,910	7,987	78 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,989	8,156	168 bp	+	36.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,147	8,829	683 bp	+	48.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,830	9,614	785 bp	+	48.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,615	9,687	73 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,688	10,036	349 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,037	10,106	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,107	10,403	297 bp	+	52.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,397	11,777	1,381 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,778	11,846	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,847	11,914	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,915	11,987	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,988	13,829	1,842 bp	+	45.6%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,826	14,347	522 bp	−	45.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,348	14,417	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,420	15,560	1,141 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,561	15,633	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,636	15,705	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,706	16,512	807 bp	–	31.2%