mitochondrion

mitochondrion
A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, contains genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.

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  • mitochondrion — mitochondrion. См. пластосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • mitochondrion — singular of MITOCHONDRIA (Cf. mitochondria) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mitochondrion — ► NOUN (pl. mitochondria) Biology ▪ a structure found in large numbers in most cells, in which respiration and energy production occur. DERIVATIVES mitochondrial adjective. ORIGIN from Greek mitos thread + khondrion small granule …   English terms dictionary

  • mitochondrion — [mīt΄ō kän′drē ən] n. pl. mitochondria [mīt΄ə kän′drēə] [ModL < Gr mitos, a thread + chondrion, a small cartilage < chondros: see CHONDRO ] any of various very small, usually rodlike structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and …   English World dictionary

  • Mitochondrion — For the metal band, see Mitochondrion (band). Two mitochondria from mammalian lung tissue displaying their matrix and membranes as shown by electron microscopy …   Wikipedia

  • Mitochondrion — Modell eines Mitochondriums (im Überseemuseum Bremen) Ein Mitochondrium (auch Mitochondrion, Plural Mitochondrien, aus griech. mitos, für Faden und chondros für Korn) ist ein von einer Doppelmembran umschlossenes Organell. Mitochondrien fungieren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mitochondrion — mitochondrial, adj. /muy teuh kon dree euhn/, n., pl. mitochondria / dree euh/. Cell Biol. an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. See diag. under cell. [1900 05; < Gk míto(s) thread + chóndrion small grain,… …   Universalium

  • Mitochondrion — Singular of mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are located in the cell s cytoplasm outside the nucleus. The mitochondria are responsible for energy production. They consist of two sets of… …   Medical dictionary

  • mitochondrion — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mitochondrion : singular mitochondrion plural mitochondria UK [ˌmaɪtəʊˈkɒndrɪə] / US [ˌmaɪtəˈkɑndrɪə] biology a small part in a cell that helps your body to turn food into energy …   English dictionary

  • mitochondrion — chondriosome; n.; pl. mitochondria a structure, occurring in varying numbers in the cytoplasm of every cell, that is the site of the cell s energy production. Mitochondria contain ATP and the enzymes involved in the cell s metabolic activities,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Mitochondrion — mitochondrija statusas T sritis histologija, ląstelių chemija, histologinė chemija, audinių kultūra atitikmenys: lot. Mitochondrion ryšiai: platesnis terminas – citoplazmos organelės ir intarpai siauresnis terminas – mitochondrijos chromosoma… …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

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