For the first time, researchers have investigated the cheetah's extraordinary sensory abilities by analyzing the speedy animal's inner ear, an organ that is essential for maintaining body balance and adapting head posture during movement in most vertebrates. (sciencedaily.com)
Muscle attachment points are sometimes obvious as scars on fossils, and the relationship between muscles and bone is fairly consistent for most vertebrates. (discovermagazine.com)
However, like most vertebrate cell lines, target sequences are inserted randomly and stable mutation and expression of the transcript can not be controlled for. (journals.plos.org)