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minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days agoWell…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms. Wikipedia: The number of mitochondria in a cell vary widely by organism, tissue, and cell type. A mature red blood cell has no mitochondria, whereas a liver cell can have more than 2000. It would be more correct to say “are the powerhouse of the cell”.
Well…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms.
Wikipedia:
It would be more correct to say “are the powerhouse of the cell”.