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Mitochondria have circular genomes.


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Mitochondria have circular genomes.
A scanning electron micrograph of mitochondrial DNA.

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Did you know that you have a second genome? Small cellular organelles called mitochondria contain their own circular DNA. What happens to your cells when this DNA mutates?

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