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Mitochondria have their own DNA, ribosomes and can make their own proteins. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes for proteins that are involved in electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, which occur in cellular respiration. In oxidative phosphorylation, energy in the form of ATP is generated within the mitochondrial matrix. Proteins synthesized from mtDNA also encode for the production of the RNA molecules transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA.
Mitochondrial DNA differs from DNA found in the cell nucleus in that it does not possess the DNA repair mechanisms that help prevent mutations in nuclear DNA. As a result, mtDNA has a much higher mutation rate than nuclear DNA. Exposure to reactive oxygen produced during oxidative phosphorylation also damages mtDNA.