Some sperm mitochondria enter an egg during fertiliza- tion, but as sperm mature these mitochondria are tagged with a protein (ubiquitin) that marks them for destruc- tion. What organelle carries out this destruction process?

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Problem 7SQ: All of the following are stages of mitosis except _________. a. prophase b. interphase c. metaphase...
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mitochondria enter an egg during fertiliza-
tion, but as sperm mature these mitochondria are tagged
with a protein (ubiquitin) that marks them for destruc-
tion. What organelle carries out this destruction process?
Some
sperm
Transcribed Image Text:mitochondria enter an egg during fertiliza- tion, but as sperm mature these mitochondria are tagged with a protein (ubiquitin) that marks them for destruc- tion. What organelle carries out this destruction process? Some sperm
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