mitochondrial

Adjective

Meaning

mitochondrial (not comparable)

(cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

mitochondrion mitochondria

Phrases with the word

mitochondrial respiratory electron transfer chain mitochondrial respiratory electron transport chain mitochondrial electron transfer system mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome mitochondrial oxidative chain mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes

Examples

Mitochondrial DNA is blessedly celibate. (p.53) Richard Dawkins

Growing old: the most common mitochondrial disease of all? Anita Harding

All of the ancient mitochondrial lineages detected in this study were absent from modern data sets, suggesting a high extinction rate. Source: Internet

A human cell has genetic material contained in the cell nucleus (the nuclear genome ) and in the mitochondria (the mitochondrial genome ). Source: Internet

Also, eukaryotic cells seem to have experienced a transfer of some genetic material from their chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes to their nuclear chromosomes. Source: Internet

Although the mitochondrial DNA is very small compared to nuclear chromosomes, it codes for 13 proteins involved in mitochondrial energy production and specific tRNAs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mitocalcin mitochondria mitochondria-targeted mitochondrial contraction mitochondrial DNA mitochondrial electron transfer chain