The triterpenes are C30 terpenes and include squalene and lanosterol, two of the precursors of cholesterol

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Animal cells have small mitochondrial genomes 16.6 kb in mammals. There are several hundred mitochondria per cell and each mitochondrion has multiple copies of the DNA.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Mitochondrial genomes have genes encoding (mostly complex I–IV) proteins, rRNAs, and tRNAs

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Human mitochondrial DNA has 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding regions. 

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The fivefold discrepancy in size between the S. cerevisiae (84 kb) and mammalian (16.6 kb) mitochondrial genomes indicates the fact that there must be a great difference in their genetic organization in spite of their common function.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The chloroplast genome in land plants encodes 4 rRNAs, 30 tRNAs, and 60 proteins.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The chloroplast genome is generally similar to that of mitochondria, except that there are more genes.