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CRISTAE
Anatomy- a ridge or crest.
Biology - each of the partial partitions in a mitochondrian formed by folding of the inner membrane.
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A crista (/ˈkrɪstə/; plural cristae) is a fold in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. The name is from the Latin for crest or plume, and it gives the inner membrane its characteristic wrinkled shape, providing a large amount of surface area for chemical reactions to occur on.
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