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Mitochondria

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Mitochondria
Mitochondria is also known as powerhouse of the cell. It is small rod-shaped, double membrane organelles. The inner membrane has many folds, they are called cristae. These membranes contain a system called electron transport chain which converts ADP into ATP (Energy currency of cell). They have their own genetic material and ribosomes. Prokaryotic cell lacks Mitochondrion.