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Organelle vs Mitosome - What's the difference?

organelle | mitosome |

In cytology terms the difference between organelle and mitosome

is that organelle is a specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles) while mitosome is an organelle found within certain unicellular eukaryotes which lack mitochondria.

organelle

English

(wikipedia organelle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    mitosome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia mitosome)
  • (cytology) An organelle found within certain unicellular eukaryotes which lack mitochondria.

    • Derived terms

    *mitosomal