This double-membraned organelle self-replicates during mitosis and meiosis and contains its own DNA, RNA, and ribosomes.
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is caused by a problem in this organelle, which has also been suggested as a possible cause of aging. This organelle transfers substances across its inner membrane through a TIM/TOM complex, and it is thought to have developed from (*) proteobacteria according to the endosymbiotic theory. This double-membraned organelle self-replicates during mitosis and meiosis and contains its own DNA, RNA, and ribosomes. The electron transport chain is embedded in the cristae of this organelle, and the Krebs cycle occurs in its matrix. This "cellular power-house" is, for 10 points, what organelle that produces ATP via cellular respiration?
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is caused by a problem in this organelle, which has also been suggested as a possible cause of aging.
mitochondrion or mitochondria