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Mitochondria
Small rod-like structures in the cytoplasm that produce fuel for the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A small amount of DNA in a circular looping chromosome is located in mitochondria. This DNA is normally inherited only from mothers and is distinct from DNA that makes up the chromosomes within the cell nucleus.
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