Evolved from endosymbiotic bacteria,
A mutation in the gene for a leucine-specific tRNA causes paracrystalline structures to form in this organelle afflicted by diabetes mellitus, myoclonic epilepsy, and ragged-red fiber disease. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy results from arginine-histidine substitution in gene ND4 of complex I or gene Cyt b of complex III. Brown fat has lots of it, where thermogenin uncoupling proteins create paths for protons to flow back to the matrix, dissipating heat. Evolved from endosymbiotic bacteria, For ten points name this organelle, the site of ATP synthesis and cellular respiration.
A mutation in the gene for a leucine-specific tRNA causes paracrystalline structures to form in this organelle afflicted by diabetes mellitus, myoclonic epilepsy, and ragged-red fiber disease.
{mitochondrion}; or {mitochondria}