im supposed to describe what a "mitochondrion" is and the typical length of one?
2006-09-20 08:28:16 · 4 answers · asked by rheckels 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
small cellular structures, or organelles, found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells (cells with a nucleus). Mitochondria are responsible for converting nutrients into the energy-yielding molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to fuel the cell's activities
Ranging in size from 0.5 micrometer (0.00005 in) to 1 micrometer (0.0001 in) in length
2006-09-20 08:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by Felix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spherical or elongated organelle in the cytoplasm of nearly all eukaryotic cells, containing genetic material and many enzymes important for cell metabolism, including those responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy. Also called chondriosome.
2006-09-20 10:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by agent_starfire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A codon is what's used to supply one form of amino acid. a sequence of 3 nucleotides make up a codon and if there are 3 hundred nucleotides, there would desire to be a hundred amino acids synthesized (3 hundred/3=a hundred).
2016-12-15 11:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on wikipedia.org
2006-09-20 08:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by Wite Out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋