Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier's beaked whale
GC content
39.62%
Whole genome
Non-coding
942 bp
D-loop 878 bp
Where Cuvier's beaked whale sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Cuvier's beaked whale has the 84th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other mammals
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,349 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.343
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.088
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 62 years
- Adult weight
- 2.7 t
- Gestation or incubation
- 365 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 1
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02310)
About this record
- Lifespan source
- AnAge build 15
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,349 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,513 bp
D-loop878 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 957 bp | 40.44% | −0.416 | +0.063 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,042 bp | 38.39% | −0.570 | +0.156 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,551 bp | 40.75% | −0.203 | −0.025 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 38.74% | −0.328 | +0.112 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 201 bp | 35.82% | −0.667 | +0.225 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 681 bp | 38.62% | −0.490 | +0.033 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 785 bp | 42.93% | −0.365 | −0.013 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 347 bp | 38.33% | −0.459 | +0.065 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 42.42% | −0.333 | −0.041 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 39.84% | −0.479 | +0.066 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,821 bp | 39.65% | −0.496 | +0.039 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 528 bp | 35.80% | −0.651 | +0.351 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 42.98% | −0.396 | +0.037 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 972 bp | 41.87% | −0.115 | +0.221 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,580 bp | 37.47% | −0.074 | +0.186 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 878 bp | 40.89% | −0.253 | +0.002 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.3%
UUU96
UUC143
Leu L16.7%
UUA112
UUG8
CUU85
CUC120
CUA288
CUG22
Ile I8.0%
AUU143
AUC162
Met M6.0%
AUA195
AUG33
Val V4.9%
GUU50
GUC35
GUA79
GUG22
Ser S7.0%
UCU61
UCC67
UCA85
UCG4
AGU11
AGC38
Pro P5.2%
CCU62
CCC66
CCA66
CCG3
Thr T8.9%
ACU72
ACC74
ACA183
ACG10
Ala A6.5%
GCU55
GCC99
GCA93
GCG2
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU67
UAC60
His H2.6%
CAU32
CAC67
Gln Q2.5%
CAA86
CAG10
Asn N4.2%
AAU62
AAC99
Lys K2.6%
AAA90
AAG7
Asp D1.7%
GAU28
GAC37
Glu E2.5%
GAA81
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA99
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC16
CGA43
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU45
GGC59
GGA90
GGG21
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA2
AGG0
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_021435.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- 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 (39.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 74 | 74 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 75 | 1,046 | 972 bp | + | 41.9% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,047 | 1,113 | 67 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,114 | 2,693 | 1,580 bp | + | 37.5% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,694 | 2,768 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,771 | 3,727 | 957 bp | + | 40.4% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,732 | 3,800 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,798 | 3,870 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,872 | 3,940 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,941 | 4,982 | 1,042 bp | + | 38.4% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,983 | 5,049 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,054 | 5,122 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,124 | 5,197 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,230 | 5,296 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,297 | 5,362 | 66 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,364 | 6,914 | 1,551 bp | + | 40.8% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,910 | 6,978 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,986 | 7,053 | 68 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,054 | 7,737 | 684 bp | + | 38.7% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,741 | 7,804 | 64 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,809 | 8,009 | 201 bp | + | 35.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,970 | 8,650 | 681 bp | + | 38.6% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,650 | 9,434 | 785 bp | + | 42.9% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,435 | 9,503 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,504 | 9,850 | 347 bp | + | 38.3% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,851 | 9,920 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,921 | 10,217 | 297 bp | + | 42.4% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,211 | 11,588 | 1,378 bp | + | 39.8% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,589 | 11,658 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,659 | 11,718 | 60 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,720 | 11,789 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,790 | 13,610 | 1,821 bp | + | 39.7% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,594 | 14,121 | 528 bp | − | 35.8% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,122 | 14,190 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,195 | 15,334 | 1,140 bp | + | 43.0% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,335 | 15,405 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,405 | 15,471 | 67 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,472 | 16,349 | 878 bp | – | 40.9% |