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The mitochondrion (/ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndrɪən/,[1] plural mitochondria) is a double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms. Some cells in some multicellular organisms lack mitochondria (for example, mature mammalian red blood cells). A number of unicellular organisms, such as microsporidia, parabasalids, and diplomonads, have reduced or transformed their mitochondria into other structures.[2] To date, only one eukaryote, Monocercomonoides, is known to have completely lost its mitochondria,[3] and one multicellular organism, Henneguya salminicola, is known to have retained mitochondrion-related organelles in association with a complete loss of their mitochondrial genome.[3][4][5]

Mitochondria generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy.[6] A mitochondrion is thus termed the powerhouse of the cell.[7]

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