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The Primary Role Of The Mitochondria

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Primary role of the mitochondria is that, the main function of mitochondria is the making the energy during the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and through the TCA Cycle (which is also as the Krebs cycle and the Citric Acid Cycle). Mitochondria make about 90% of a cell's energy, and in addition to hold their own genomes in the format in a double-stranded circular molecule called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). This is also known determine the cause and effect of oxidative stress to be damaging. This will be useful for this class to explore issues relating to mitochondrial DNA integrity and how it can be damaged, repaired, mutated, and compromised in human

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