mitochondrion

organelle in eukaryotic cells responsible for respiration
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mitochondrion
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mitochondrion

Summary

mitochondrion is a cellular component[1]. mitochondrion ranks in the top 0.33% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,311 views/month, #1 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • mitochondrion's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • mitochondrion's instance of is recorded as organelle[4].
  • mitochondrion's physically interacts with is recorded as anti-mitochondrial antibody[5].
  • mitochondrion is a type of intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[6].
  • mitochondrion is a type of semiautonomous organelle[7].
  • mitochondrion is a type of membranous cytoplasmic organelle[8].
  • mitochondrion is part of cytoplasm[9].
  • mitochondrion's Commons category is recorded as Mitochondria[10].
  • mitochondrion comprises mitochondrial DNA[11].
  • mitochondrion comprises mitochondrial matrix[12].
  • mitochondrion comprises mitochondrial inner membrane[13].
  • mitochondrion comprises mitochondrial outer membrane[14].
  • mitochondrion comprises mitochondrial crista[15].
  • mitochondrion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mitochondria[16].
  • mitochondrion's Commons gallery is recorded as Mitochondrion[17].
  • mitochondrion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • mitochondrion's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'maze bean'}[19].
  • mitochondrion's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C13258[20].
  • mitochondrion's uses is recorded as binary fission[21].
  • mitochondrion's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005739[22].
  • mitochondrion's develops from is recorded as proto-mitochondrion[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cellular component[3] and organelle[4]. Recorded subclass of include intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[6], semiautonomous organelle[7], and membranous cytoplasmic organelle[8].

Use and Application

Components include mitochondrial DNA[11]; mitochondrial matrix[12], a cellular component[24]; mitochondrial inner membrane[13]; mitochondrial outer membrane[14]; and mitochondrial crista[15], a cellular component[25]. mitochondrion is part of cytoplasm[9].

Why It Matters

mitochondrion ranks in the top 0.33% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,311 views/month, #1 of 301).[2] mitochondrion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] mitochondrion is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Urban Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Maxwan · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Physically interacts with anti-mitochondrial antibody
    Uses
    Uses binary fission
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