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absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 week agoWell…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms.
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”.