MitoAge

Rangifer tarandus

Caribou, or Reindeer

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Maximum lifespan
21.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,362 bp
RefSeq NC_007703.1
GC content
36.22%
Whole genome
Non-coding
982 bp
D-loop 927 bp

Where Caribou, or Reindeer sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Caribou, or Reindeer has the 806th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Caribou, or Reindeer
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Base composition

Whole genome16,362 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.275
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.058

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.8 years
Adult weight
101.3 kg
Birth weight
6.5 kg
Basal metabolic rate
119.66 W
Body temperature
37.2 °C
Female sexual maturity
662 days
Male sexual maturity
680 days
Gestation or incubation
228 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0047 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02039)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, 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 genome16,362 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,518 bp
D-loop927 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.4%32.0%11.6%24.0%35.63%−0.349+0.006
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp37.1%30.9%8.5%23.5%31.99%−0.467+0.090
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.4%33.4%15.9%21.4%37.22%−0.148−0.064
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp35.2%29.8%13.6%21.3%34.94%−0.222+0.083
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp40.8%29.9%6.5%22.9%29.35%−0.559+0.155
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%30.4%12.2%25.7%37.89%−0.357+0.021
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp27.0%31.5%14.0%27.5%41.53%−0.325−0.076
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.1%32.9%11.8%25.1%36.99%−0.359−0.046
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.3%33.7%12.8%21.2%34.01%−0.248−0.020
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%32.6%10.9%24.6%35.49%−0.387−0.010
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp34.4%31.1%10.0%24.5%34.54%−0.418+0.050
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%24.6%7.4%25.9%33.33%−0.557+0.261
CYTBCytochrome b1,142 bp32.1%30.8%12.3%24.8%37.04%−0.338+0.021
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp36.3%23.4%17.7%22.6%40.31%−0.122+0.218
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp38.0%25.7%17.1%19.2%36.31%−0.056+0.194
D-loopControl region (D-loop)927 bp30.2%31.7%15.1%23.0%38.08%−0.207−0.024

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.7%
UUU163
UUC91
Leu L15.4%
UUA151
UUG16
CUU97
CUC53
CUA250
CUG18
Ile I8.9%
AUU231
AUC107
Met M6.9%
AUA222
AUG40
Val V5.0%
GUU54
GUC34
GUA91
GUG12
Ser S7.2%
UCU63
UCC46
UCA108
UCG2
AGU21
AGC35
Pro P5.1%
CCU62
CCC36
CCA93
CCG2
Thr T8.1%
ACU63
ACC74
ACA160
ACG9
Ala A6.3%
GCU68
GCC63
GCA109
GCG1
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU82
UAC46
His H2.5%
CAU42
CAC52
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG9
Asn N4.4%
AAU89
AAC78
Lys K2.5%
AAA90
AAG4
Asp D1.7%
GAU29
GAC36
Glu E2.6%
GAA87
GAG11
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG6
Arg R1.6%
CGU9
CGC11
CGA40
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU45
GGC46
GGA102
GGG24
Stop 0.2%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_007703.1

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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 (36.2%, 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 RNA701,024955 bp+40.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0251,09167 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0922,6611,570 bp+36.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6622,73675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7393,695957 bp+35.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6953,76369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7613,83272 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8353,90369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9044,9471,044 bp+32.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9465,01368 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0165,08368 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0855,15773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1905,25667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2585,32770 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3296,8731,545 bp+37.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8716,94171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9477,01468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0167,699684 bp+34.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7037,77068 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7717,971201 bp+29.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9328,612681 bp+37.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6129,396785 bp+41.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3979,46569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4659,810346 bp+37.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8139,88169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88210,178297 bp+34.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17211,5491,378 bp+35.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55011,61970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62011,67960 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68111,75070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75113,5711,821 bp+34.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55514,082528 bp−33.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08314,15371 bp+–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15615,2971,142 bp+37.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29815,36972 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,35815,43578 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,43616,362927 bp–38.1%

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