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Mitochondria are tubular-shaped organelles bounded by membrane membranes found in the cytoplasm of every eukaryotic cell that are the main power generators which produce most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions by means of generating ATP via oxidative phosphorylation and hence, called as powerhouse of the cell. There can be more than one mitochondria in a cell depend upon the function carried out by that cell. ATP is critical for survival of the organism as it turns out as the primary energy source for most biochemical and physiological processes, such as growth, movement and homeostasis. Some characteristics of mitochondria are:

Sausage shaped or cylindrical shaped.

Double membrane organelle.

Found in almost all the cells of the body except in Red Blood Cells.

Free floatig organelle.

Mitochondria are self replicable.

Posses their own genetic material as single stranded DNA.

The mitochondrion is a semi autonomous double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms. Some cells in some multicellular organisms may, however, lack mitochondria.

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