In this video, you can see the migration of lateral line cells (green) toward the zebrafish’s developing tail. These cells and their daughter cells will eventually become part of the sensory system ...

Interestingly, the study found that the genetic deletions affected sensory cells in the zebrafish’s inner ear but not in its lateral line, a separate organ specialized for detecting water movement.

Interestingly, the genetic deletions only affected the inner ear cells in zebrafish, leaving similar sensory cells in their lateral line organ, which senses water flow and pressure, unaffected.