Cheetah epigenetic clock

Cheetah epigenetic clock predicts chronological age in A. jubatus (r = 0.97, MAE = 0.86).

“The resulting age clock used 52 CpG sites and predicted age across blood and liver samples (r = 0.97 and MAE = 0.86).”

Animalsblood and liver

Investigating epigenetic biomarkers of age, sex, and disease in captive South African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)

PloS one·13 Jan 2026