Tragelaphus angasii

Nyala

Maximum lifespan

23 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,399 bp

RefSeq NC_020748.1

GC content

39.48%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,031 bp

D-loop 804 bp

Where Nyala sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Nyala has the 731st longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,399 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.293
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.104

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 23 years
Adult weight: 120 kg
Birth weight: 5.2 kg
Female sexual maturity: 452 days
Gestation or incubation: 224 days
Litter or clutch size: 1
Litters per year: 1.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01999)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium 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 genome16,399 bp

Protein-coding11,338 bp

12S rRNA957 bp

16S rRNA1,567 bp

All tRNA1,509 bp

D-loop804 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Tragelaphus angasii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	31.4%	27.2%	13.0%	28.5%	41.42%	−0.374	+0.071
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	36.3%	27.4%	9.4%	26.9%	36.28%	−0.481	+0.139
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	28.5%	30.2%	17.2%	24.1%	41.26%	−0.168	−0.028
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	33.8%	27.3%	15.1%	23.8%	38.89%	−0.226	+0.105
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	201 bp	41.3%	29.4%	6.0%	23.4%	29.35%	−0.593	+0.169
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	32.2%	25.8%	12.2%	29.8%	42.00%	−0.420	+0.109
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.2%	28.8%	15.7%	28.3%	44.01%	−0.287	−0.030
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	32.1%	27.2%	11.6%	29.2%	40.75%	−0.433	+0.083
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.6%	30.0%	14.5%	25.9%	40.40%	−0.283	−0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.9%	28.5%	11.8%	27.9%	39.62%	−0.407	+0.055
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	33.1%	26.8%	11.3%	28.8%	40.09%	−0.438	+0.105
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	41.9%	21.4%	8.0%	28.8%	36.74%	−0.567	+0.323
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	31.0%	26.5%	13.9%	28.7%	42.54%	−0.348	+0.078
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	957 bp	36.9%	23.7%	17.8%	21.6%	39.39%	−0.098	+0.217
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,567 bp	38.5%	24.1%	17.2%	20.2%	37.40%	−0.082	+0.231
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	804 bp	32.3%	29.6%	16.5%	21.5%	38.06%	−0.131	+0.044

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU118

UUC122

Leu L15.7%

UUA100

UUG18

CUU62

CUC80

CUA293

CUG42

Ile I8.6%

AUU166

AUC159

Met M6.9%

AUA200

AUG62

Val V5.2%

GUU48

GUC37

GUA90

GUG24

Ser S7.1%

UCU45

UCC56

UCA101

UCG11

AGU16

AGC42

Pro P5.1%

CCU37

CCC65

CCA86

CCG7

Thr T8.2%

ACU51

ACC89

ACA162

ACG11

Ala A6.4%

GCU42

GCC90

GCA98

GCG12

Tyr Y3.6%

UAU62

UAC73

His H2.5%

CAU26

CAC68

Gln Q2.4%

CAA81

CAG9

Asn N4.2%

AAU45

AAC116

Lys K2.6%

AAA86

AAG13

Asp D1.8%

GAU21

GAC46

Glu E2.5%

GAA71

GAG23

Cys C0.6%

UGU8

UGC15

Trp W2.7%

UGA91

UGG13

Arg R1.7%

CGU5

CGC14

CGA43

CGG2

Gly G5.7%

GGU28

GGC60

GGA94

GGG35

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020748.1

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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 (39.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Tragelaphus angasii (NC_020748.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,025	957 bp	+	39.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,026	1,092	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,093	2,659	1,567 bp	+	37.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,660	2,734	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,737	3,692	956 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,693	3,761	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,759	3,830	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,833	3,901	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,902	4,943	1,042 bp	+	36.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,944	5,011	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,013	5,081	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,083	5,155	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,188	5,254	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,255	5,321	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,323	6,867	1,545 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,865	6,935	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,941	7,008	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,010	7,693	684 bp	+	38.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,697	7,764	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,766	7,966	201 bp	+	29.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,927	8,607	681 bp	+	42.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,607	9,390	784 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,391	9,459	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,460	9,805	346 bp	+	40.8%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,806	9,875	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,876	10,172	297 bp	+	40.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,166	11,543	1,378 bp	+	39.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,544	11,612	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,613	11,671	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,673	11,742	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,743	13,563	1,821 bp	+	40.1%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,547	14,074	528 bp	−	36.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,075	14,143	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,148	15,287	1,140 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,291	15,360	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,360	15,425	66 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,430	16,233	804 bp	–	38.1%