why mitrochodria called cell with in cell
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18th Nov, 2019
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Mitochondria is known as cell within a cell because of the anomalous behaviour it shows, unlike other cell organelles it has its own dna and it can replicate on its own and has ribosomes similar to prokaryotes , actually it can be understood well with the help of endosymbiotic theory according to which mitochondria is a prokaryotic cell which was capable of producing energy and was engulfed by some large cells which were not capable of producing energy and later on they established a symbiotic relationship to live together and gave rise to eukaryotic cell , mitochondria provided energy whereas in return it got a safe environment to stay , so yes mitochondria is a cell within a cell.
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Mitochondria is known as cell within a cell because of the anomalous behaviour it shows, unlike other cell organelles it has its own dna and it can replicate on its own and has ribosomes similar to prokaryotes , actually it can be understood well with the help of endosymbiotic theory according to which mitochondria is a prokaryotic cell which was capable of producing energy and was engulfed by some large cells which were not capable of producing energy and later on they established a symbiotic relationship to live together and gave rise to eukaryotic cell , mitochondria provided energy whereas in return it got a safe environment to stay , so yes mitochondria is a cell within a cell.
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18th Nov, 2019
Hello Aspirant,
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It is found in most of the eukaryotic organisms. It contains DNA. It produces energy to the cell ATP, through respiration and to regulate cellular metabolism.
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