> Most of their genes, the code for their structure, are in the nuclear DNA.
Are they? I was under the impression that mitochondria are closer to pseudo-cells living inside human cells.
Wikipedia seems to confirm this [1]:
> Although most of a eukaryotic cell's DNA is contained in the cell nucleus, the mitochondrion has its own genome ("mitogenome") that is substantially similar to bacterial genomes.
Are they? I was under the impression that mitochondria are closer to pseudo-cells living inside human cells.
Wikipedia seems to confirm this [1]:
> Although most of a eukaryotic cell's DNA is contained in the cell nucleus, the mitochondrion has its own genome ("mitogenome") that is substantially similar to bacterial genomes.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion