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Mitochondria are important so far as synthesis of protein is concerned due to one or all of the following reasons:-

1. It contains ribosome which is the site for protein synthesis. However, these ribosomes differ in size and shape from cytoplasmic ribosomes.

2. They are the source of ATP.

3. They contain enzymes of electron-transport chain.

4. They contain DNA which is almost similar in character to that of prokaryotic DNA.

5. The activation of amino acids occurs in the mitochondria by ATP molecules and amino-acyl AMP is formed by the enzyme amino-acyl tRNA synthetase.

6. Trancription takes place in mitochondria leading to the synthesis to mRNA, tRNA and rRNA.

7. Most of the proteins of electron transport chain are produced in mitochondria (cytochrome b, etc.).

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