What would happen if cells did not kill themselves off?

Answer 1

depends upon the stage of life

in the embryo, apoptosis, or programmed cell death, occurs as vestigial formations such as a tail or the webbing between fingers and toes develops in to the normal structures such as fingers...or not having a tail. withhout programmed cell death here the structures would not be defined at birth.

a different kind of cell life/ death process is seen in cancerous cells (the go-to example of the necessity of cell death) when transcriptional regulation of the normal processes of the cell go haywire and the cell does not respond to signals from the endocrine or immune system to either die or not grow as fast. if cells do not kill themselves off in these situations, they proliferate and cause a single cancerous cell to grow into a tumor or go metastatic.

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Answer 2

if cells didn't divide we will not be grow repair nor reproduce.

if instead of dividing if grow larger we will be as small as single celled animals and could not be able to live on our own. the division process is important.

Answer 3

If cells did not undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis), it could lead to the accumulation of damaged cells, which could potentially develop into cancerous cells. Apoptosis helps maintain tissue homeostasis by eliminating cells that are no longer needed or are potentially harmful. Without this important process, there could be dysregulation in cell growth and survival, which could have serious consequences for the organism.

Answer 4

We will get sick and not being cured, or we will die, or we won't grow,

Answer 5

I belevie it dies.

Answer 6

you would eventually shrink and die