Some Individuals with Defective Mitochondria in Their Muscles Are Extremely

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Essay

Some individuals with defective mitochondria in their muscles are extremely limited in their ability to exercise. Muscle biopsy, followed by microscopic examination of the mitochondria, reveals that the mitochondria are of normal size, but their inner membranes are not as convoluted as normal mitochondria. How could this mitochondrial defect cause the described symptoms in these individuals?

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