Do donated organs age according to the donor´s age or do they adapt to the age of the new body?

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Do donated organs age according to the donor´s age or do they adapt to the age of the new body?

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Eli5 answer: your age is the age of your organs/cells. So no they don’t adapt to the age of the new body.

*Edit: they’ll eventually somewhat adapt but the host will have to take medication for the rest of their life, so they’ll never fully adapt to the host.

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