Salvelinus alpinus

Arctic char

Maximum lifespan

40 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,659 bp

RefSeq NC_000861.1

GC content

45.47%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,068 bp

D-loop 998 bp

Where Arctic char sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Arctic char has the 251st longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,659 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.255
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.029

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 40 years
Female sexual maturity: 9 years
Male sexual maturity: 9 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04475)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an observed animal, origin not stated
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 genome16,659 bp

Protein-coding11,419 bp

12S rRNA947 bp

16S rRNA1,680 bp

All tRNA1,552 bp

D-loop998 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Salvelinus alpinus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	25.5%	28.3%	15.5%	30.7%	46.15%	−0.329	−0.051
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,050 bp	27.2%	28.7%	13.4%	30.7%	44.10%	−0.391	−0.026
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	24.4%	30.0%	18.7%	26.8%	45.52%	−0.178	−0.103
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	26.6%	27.6%	17.4%	28.4%	45.73%	−0.241	−0.019
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	30.4%	26.2%	11.9%	31.5%	43.45%	−0.452	+0.074
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.4%	29.8%	13.7%	32.0%	45.76%	−0.399	−0.100
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	25.2%	29.5%	16.4%	28.9%	45.29%	−0.275	−0.079
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	22.2%	27.6%	15.7%	34.5%	50.14%	−0.375	−0.109
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.6%	27.6%	16.8%	31.0%	47.81%	−0.296	−0.058
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,386 bp	27.6%	28.4%	15.0%	28.9%	43.94%	−0.317	−0.014
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	29.3%	27.6%	13.0%	30.1%	43.12%	−0.397	+0.029
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	37.4%	14.0%	14.2%	34.5%	48.66%	−0.417	+0.455
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.5%	28.3%	16.0%	31.3%	47.24%	−0.325	−0.073
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	947 bp	29.8%	20.0%	23.1%	27.1%	50.26%	−0.080	+0.197
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,680 bp	32.7%	19.3%	22.5%	25.5%	47.98%	−0.062	+0.256
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	998 bp	32.2%	30.3%	14.9%	22.6%	37.58%	−0.205	+0.031

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,813 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU109

UUC119

Leu L17.1%

UUA114

UUG28

CUU172

CUC132

CUA168

CUG39

Ile I7.2%

AUU142

AUC131

Met M3.9%

AUA97

AUG50

Val V6.1%

GUU62

GUC53

GUA88

GUG30

Ser S6.2%

UCU54

UCC67

UCA54

UCG9

AGU12

AGC41

Pro P5.6%

CCU51

CCC84

CCA57

CCG23

Thr T8.1%

ACU78

ACC121

ACA96

ACG14

Ala A9.1%

GCU78

GCC150

GCA103

GCG17

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU51

UAC61

His H2.8%

CAU30

CAC76

Gln Q2.6%

CAA85

CAG13

Asn N3.0%

AAU40

AAC73

Lys K2.0%

AAA71

AAG5

Asp D2.0%

GAU17

GAC58

Glu E2.8%

GAA88

GAG19

Cys C0.7%

UGU15

UGC13

Trp W3.2%

UGA104

UGG18

Arg R2.0%

CGU10

CGC14

CGA44

CGG7

Gly G6.5%

GGU30

GGC77

GGA91

GGG49

Stop 0.3%

UAA8

UAG2

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_000861.1

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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 (45.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Salvelinus alpinus (NC_000861.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
D-loop	Control region	1	998	998 bp	–	37.6%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	999	1,066	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,067	2,013	947 bp	+	50.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	2,014	2,085	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	2,086	3,765	1,680 bp	+	48.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	3,766	3,840	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	3,841	4,815	975 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	4,822	4,893	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,891	4,961	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,961	5,029	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	5,030	6,079	1,050 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	6,081	6,150	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	6,153	6,221	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	6,223	6,295	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,332	6,398	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,398	6,469	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,471	8,021	1,551 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	8,022	8,092	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	8,097	8,170	74 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	8,185	8,875	691 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	8,876	8,949	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,951	9,118	168 bp	+	43.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	9,109	9,792	684 bp	+	45.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,792	10,577	786 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,577	10,646	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,647	10,997	351 bp	+	50.1%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,997	11,065	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	11,066	11,362	297 bp	+	47.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,356	12,741	1,386 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,737	12,805	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,806	12,874	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	12,876	12,948	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,949	14,787	1,839 bp	+	43.1%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,784	15,305	522 bp	−	48.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,306	15,374	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	15,378	16,518	1,141 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,519	16,590	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,590	16,659	70 bp	−	–