When is Polyploidy useful? ChaCha Answer: Polyploidy:the condition in which a normally diploid cell or organism acquires one or more ...
Clam, 405, is oldest animal ever. It has been christened Ming and it's officially the oldest animal to have ever lived. A British scientific team discovered the 405-year-old clam, named after the Chinese dynasty and not the former Liberal Democrat leader, at the bottom of the ocean, and hope its longevity will reveal the secrets of ageing.
This Arctica islandica bivalve mollusc, also known as an ocean quahog is thought to be the longest living animal. The growth rings on the shell, researchers concluded that it was around 507 years old when it died. Carbon-14 dating, which is less p...