• pmk@piefed.ca
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    18 hours ago

    I see this all the time, but isn’t mitochondria plural? One mitochondrion, two mitochondria, or did my teachers lie?

    • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      The mitochondria, which there is only one in a cell, implies the existence of at least seven mitochondrions worldwide. I’m not sure how many there are, probably a lot, maybe then thirty?