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Also Known As mitochondria • chondriosome

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mitochondria
basic overview of processes of ATP production
mitochondria; striated muscle
electron-transport chain
eukaryotic cell
Mitochondrion cut longitudinally.
Bacterial, animal, and plant cells compared
organelles of eukaryotic cells
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
How different parts of a cell interact
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Bruce Ames
American biochemist and geneticist
Albert Claude
Belgian cytologist

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