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an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
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In cell biology, a mitochondrion (from Greek mitos thread + khondrion granule) is an organelle found in mosteukaryotic cells, including those of plants, animals, fungi, and protists. A few cells, such as the trypanosome protozoan, have a single large mitochondrion, but usually a cell has hundreds or thousands of mitochondria. The exact number of mitochondria depends on the cell's level of metabolic activity: more activity means more mitochondria. ...
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| mitochondrion |
(Gr. mitos, thread + chondrion, a grain; pl: mitochondria) A small cytoplasmic organelle that carries out aerobic respiration. Oxidative phosphorylation takes place to produce ATP.
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A eukaryotic organelle that is the site of ATP synthesis and of the citric acid cycle. The eukaryotic cellular organelle in which the Krebs cycle and electron transport reactions take place.
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| mitochondrion |
Double-membrane-limited subcellular organelle actively involved in functions of aerobic respiration.
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