Biology Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)Some sperm mitochondria enter an egg during fertilization, but as sperm nature these mitochondria are tagged with a protein (ubiquitin) that marks them for destruction. What organelle carries out this destruction process?

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

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

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