Characteristics of mitochondria
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Posted by Thanmayi B 7 years ago
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Yogita Ingle 7 years ago
1. They are typically sausage shaped or cylindrical shaped.
2. Each mitochondrion is a double membrane - bound structure with the outer membrane and the inner membrane dividing its lumen distinctly into two compartments, I.e., the outer compartment (perimitochindrial space) and the inner compartment matrix).
3. They are present in almost all the cells of the body except in Red Blood Cells.
4. They are freely floating in the cytoplasm and and stay in the regions of high energy requirement.
5. Mitochondria are self replicable i.e. they can multiply on their own without the requirement of cell to divide.
6. Mitochondria have their own genetic material as single stranded DNA.
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