What is an important function of mitochondria?

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anonymous · Answer

The Mitochondria is the power house of the cell. One of them is converting chemical energy from glucose products into chemical energy in ATP. Mitochondria possess their own genetic material, and the machinery to manufacture their own RNAs and proteins (see: protein synthesis). A published human mitochondrial DNA sequence revealed 16,569 base pairs encoding 37 total genes, 24 tRNA and rRNA genes and 13 peptide genes. The 13 mitochondrial peptides in humans are integrated into the inner mitochondrial membrane, along with proteins encoded by genes that reside in the host cell's nucleus.

anonymous · Answer

^ Great answer MissKitty777! :)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks!