MitoAge

Rattus norvegicus

Norway rat

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Maximum lifespan
3.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,313 bp
RefSeq NC_001665.2
GC content
38.57%
Whole genome
Non-coding
958 bp
D-loop 898 bp

Where Norway rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Norway rat has the 2,154th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Norway rat
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Base composition

Whole genome16,313 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.361
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.106

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.8 years
Adult weight
300 g
Birth weight
5.8 g
Basal metabolic rate
1.404 W
Body temperature
37.1 °C
Female sexual maturity
90 days
Male sexual maturity
70 days
Gestation or incubation
21 days
Litter or clutch size
9.9
Litters per year
3.7

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03083)

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
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 genome16,313 bp
Protein-coding11,333 bp
12S rRNA958 bp
16S rRNA1,571 bp
All tRNA1,496 bp
D-loop898 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.9%26.9%10.8%31.4%42.20%−0.489+0.069
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp35.6%25.6%7.6%31.2%38.79%−0.608+0.164
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.6%29.6%16.1%25.7%41.75%−0.231−0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.9%26.6%13.0%26.5%39.47%−0.341+0.121
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.3%27.5%6.4%29.9%36.28%−0.649+0.138
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.5%28.2%10.7%28.6%39.35%−0.455+0.070
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.8%28.6%13.8%27.8%41.58%−0.337+0.022
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp33.3%31.0%10.1%25.6%35.63%−0.435+0.036
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.0%32.7%9.4%25.9%35.35%−0.467−0.010
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.5%27.6%9.7%28.1%37.81%−0.486+0.111
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,830 bp34.2%28.4%9.4%28.1%37.49%−0.499+0.093
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp42.8%19.8%7.3%30.1%37.38%−0.608+0.366
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp30.3%27.4%12.3%30.0%42.35%−0.417+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA958 bp36.5%25.3%16.9%21.3%38.21%−0.115+0.182
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,571 bp38.6%24.5%16.3%20.6%36.92%−0.117+0.223
D-loopControl region (D-loop)898 bp33.1%30.7%12.2%23.9%36.19%−0.323+0.037

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 F6.2%
UUU94
UUC140
Leu L15.7%
UUA119
UUG16
CUU70
CUC105
CUA276
CUG11
Ile I9.8%
AUU192
AUC182
Met M5.9%
AUA194
AUG30
Val V4.2%
GUU25
GUC39
GUA83
GUG12
Ser S7.9%
UCU43
UCC78
UCA122
UCG2
AGU13
AGC43
Pro P5.2%
CCU37
CCC58
CCA98
CCG5
Thr T8.4%
ACU62
ACC88
ACA162
ACG6
Ala A6.2%
GCU50
GCC100
GCA81
GCG5
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU56
UAC73
His H2.6%
CAU35
CAC65
Gln Q2.3%
CAA81
CAG5
Asn N4.4%
AAU56
AAC112
Lys K2.6%
AAA93
AAG6
Asp D1.8%
GAU25
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG13
Cys C0.8%
UGU11
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA103
UGG2
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC14
CGA39
CGG3
Gly G5.5%
GGU20
GGC57
GGA96
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA9
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001665.2

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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 (38.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,025958 bp+38.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0261,09368 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,6641,571 bp+36.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6652,73975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7403,694955 bp+42.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6953,76369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7613,83171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8353,90369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9044,9421,039 bp+38.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9435,00866 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0105,07869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0815,15272 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1855,25268 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2565,32166 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3236,8671,545 bp+41.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8656,93369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9377,00468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0067,689684 bp+39.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6937,75664 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7587,961204 bp+36.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9198,599681 bp+39.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5999,382784 bp+41.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3839,45068 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4519,798348 bp+35.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8009,86768 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87010,166297 bp+35.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16011,5371,378 bp+37.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,53811,60568 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,60611,66560 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,66511,73571 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,73613,5651,830 bp+37.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54314,061519 bp−37.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,06214,13069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,13615,2781,143 bp+42.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,28015,34667 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,34815,41568 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,41616,313898 bp–36.2%

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