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Why do skin cells have the least number of mitochondria?

Why do skin cells have the least number of mitochondria?-example-1
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Answer: The heart cell has many mitochondria as it is required to contact repeatedly for the whole life of the person without ever stopping whereas the skin cells have fewer mitochondria as cell division requires less energy than muscle contraction and skin cells do not need to divide all the time.

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