what is Degenerate mitochondria
Abstract. Mitochondria are the main sites of biological energy generation in eukaryotes. These organelles are remnants of a bacterial endosymbiont that took up residence inside a host cell over 1,500 million years ago.Comparative genomics studies suggest that the mitochondrion is monophyletic in origin. wide range of biochemical reactionsâsuch as pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid cycle, electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation and ATP generationâtakes place in the mitochondria of aerobic eukaryotes.