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.
The coral leiopathes (deep water black coral) The oldest known animal is a coral living on the slopes of Hawaii â deep in the sea, thousands of feet below the surface, where conditions are dark and cold and slow. These black corals grow a hairâs width a year. The oldest is now known to have lived longer than any other animal on Earth â 4,270 years.