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crista
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Crista
A
crista
(; plural
cristae
) is a fold in the
inner membrane
of a
mitochondrion
. The name is from the Latin for
crest
or
plume
, and it gives the inner membrane its characteristic wrinkled shape, providing a large amount of
surface area
for
chemical reactions
to occur on. This aids
aerobic cellular respiration
, because the mitochondrion requires
oxygen
. Cristae are studded with
proteins
, including
ATP synthase
and a variety of
cytochromes
.
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