1. Which type of stem cells have the ability to become any other type of body cell?

2. Define senescent. What cells put off senescence?

Please list two advantages and two disadvantages to cellular senescence. Then briefly explain how antagonistic pleiotropy can be used to explain why cells are likely to have evolved cellular senescence.

Please list two advantages and two disadvantages to cellular senescence. Then briefly explain how antagonistic pleiotropy can be used to explain why cells are likely to have evolved cellular senescence.

I asked a question about immortality of hydra and learned goodthings about senescence. Now I would like to know about immortalityin plants, if there is some kind of immortality in plants and howthis occurs - how does it protect itself from senescence?