MitoAge

Pongo pygmaeus

Orangutan

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Maximum lifespan
59 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,389 bp
RefSeq NC_001646.1
GC content
45.67%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,031 bp
D-loop 917 bp

Where Orangutan sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Orangutan has the 99th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Orangutan
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Base composition

Whole genome16,389 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.421
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.125

Life history

Maximum lifespan
59 years
Adult weight
64.5 kg
Birth weight
1.7 kg
Female sexual maturity
7 years
Male sexual maturity
7 years
Gestation or incubation
249 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0009 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02792)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, 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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,389 bp
Protein-coding11,342 bp
12S rRNA953 bp
16S rRNA1,558 bp
All tRNA1,508 bp
D-loop917 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp29.6%22.9%10.6%37.0%47.54%−0.556+0.127
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp31.4%23.9%9.6%35.2%44.73%−0.572+0.137
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,540 bp26.6%27.2%16.2%30.0%46.23%−0.298−0.012
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.2%23.8%14.5%32.5%46.93%−0.383+0.102
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp34.8%18.8%6.8%39.6%46.38%−0.708+0.297
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.4%25.1%10.3%35.2%45.52%−0.548+0.078
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.2%24.9%15.1%32.9%47.96%−0.372+0.044
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%26.9%10.1%32.7%42.78%−0.527+0.061
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%26.3%11.1%33.7%44.78%−0.504+0.049
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.8%24.2%9.7%36.3%46.01%−0.577+0.105
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp29.9%23.2%10.5%36.4%46.91%−0.553+0.125
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp37.1%17.0%7.6%38.3%45.91%−0.668+0.373
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp29.2%25.2%11.5%34.1%45.57%−0.496+0.072
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA953 bp32.1%21.3%19.9%26.7%46.59%−0.144+0.202
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,558 bp35.2%21.2%17.8%25.8%43.58%−0.184+0.249
D-loopControl region (D-loop)917 bp27.6%23.4%15.8%33.2%48.96%−0.354+0.081

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.4%
UUU57
UUC148
Leu L17.4%
UUA68
UUG15
CUU60
CUC183
CUA286
CUG48
Ile I8.5%
AUU119
AUC204
Met M5.0%
AUA147
AUG41
Val V4.2%
GUU19
GUC59
GUA61
GUG21
Ser S7.3%
UCU35
UCC91
UCA90
UCG2
AGU8
AGC51
Pro P6.0%
CCU28
CCC126
CCA68
CCG5
Thr T9.7%
ACU50
ACC169
ACA137
ACG14
Ala A6.7%
GCU46
GCC131
GCA73
GCG5
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU35
UAC93
His H2.8%
CAU18
CAC87
Gln Q2.3%
CAA80
CAG9
Asn N4.1%
AAU26
AAC130
Lys K2.4%
AAA83
AAG10
Asp D1.8%
GAU14
GAC53
Glu E2.3%
GAA68
GAG20
Cys C0.6%
UGU7
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA89
UGG14
Arg R1.6%
CGU7
CGC25
CGA28
CGG2
Gly G5.5%
GGU26
GGC90
GGA64
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001646.1

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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 (45.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,024953 bp+46.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0251,09369 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,6511,558 bp+43.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6522,72675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7293,685957 bp+47.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6853,75369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7513,82272 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8243,89168 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8924,9351,044 bp+44.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9344,99966 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0065,07469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0765,14873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1815,24767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2475,31367 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3326,8711,540 bp+46.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8736,94472 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9467,01368 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0147,697684 bp+46.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7407,80970 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8118,017207 bp+46.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9728,652681 bp+45.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6529,435784 bp+48.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4369,50368 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5049,849346 bp+42.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8509,91465 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91510,211297 bp+44.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20511,5821,378 bp+46.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58311,65169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65211,70958 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71011,78071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78113,5921,812 bp+46.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59314,117525 bp−45.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11814,18669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19115,3311,141 bp+45.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33215,39766 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40315,47270 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47316,389917 bp–49.0%

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