Apoptosis result:

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Necrosis seperate fingers in embryo these intercellular content damage development and prevent tumor neighbouring cells cause (homeostatis between cell death rate inflammation. and mitosis rate) the cell or tissue damage due to programmed cell death external factors. membrane blebbing, shrinkage of cell, nuclear collapse (nuclear fragmentation, chromatin Dying cell swells and burst,releasing condensation, chromosomal DNA the intercellular content. fragmentation), appoptopic body formation. Then, engulf by white blood cells Yes No Beneficial Detrimental Apoptosis is the process of Necrosis is the premature death of programmed cell death (PCD) that cells and living tissue. Necrosis is may occur in multicellular organisms. caused by external factors, such as Programmed cell death involves a infection, toxins or trauma. This is in series of biochemical events leading to contrast to apoptosis, which is a a characteristic cell morphology and naturally occurring cause of cellular death. death.