• absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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    3 days ago

    Well…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms.

    Wikipedia:

    The number of mitochondria in a cell vary widely by organism, tissue, and cell type. A mature red blood cell has no mitochondria, whereas a liver cell can have more than 2000.

    It would be more correct to say “are the powerhouse of the cell”.