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The mitochondria that mothers pass down are from a special group of cells that already existed when the mother was born and they are kept in a special, protecte
by dekhn 2y ago
The mitochondria that mothers pass down are from a special group of cells that already existed when the mother was born and they are kept in a special, protected state that minimizes damage.
- ASalazarMX 2y agoWouldn't they still degrade every generation? I'd expect them to be created new, like new spermatozoa that are born with long telomeres.
- mrcartmeneses 2y agoIf that was true then how would any other single celled organism be able to exist?
- ASalazarMX 2y agoPlot twist: Earth life is slowly running out of mitochondria.