mitochondrial

Adjective

Meaning

mitochondrial (not comparable)

(cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

mitochondrion mitochondria

Phrases with the word

mitochondrial myopathy mitochondrial respiratory chain mitochondrial respiratory electron transfer chain mitochondrial respiratory electron transport chain mitochondrial electron transfer chain mitochondrial electron transfer system

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