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Meaning of mitochondrion

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mitochondrion

noun

Definitions

  1. A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mitochondrion

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