The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without) - Devin Shuman

Dig into the essential role that mitochondrial DNA played in the evolution of living things on Earth, and find out why it’s still evolving.
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Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from our 23 pairs of chromosomes. And this isn’t just true for humans- it’s true of every animal, plant, and fungus on Earth. This second genome belongs to our mitochondria, an organelle inside our cells. So why are they so different from anything else in our bodies? Devin Shuman explores the purpose of mitochondrial DNA.
Lesson by Devin Shuman, directed by Luísa M H Copetti, Hype CG.
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[@ShortHax]

This whole video whenever he says “Mitochondria” by brain keeps telling me it’s the powerhouse of the cell

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

parasite eve want to sent you on fire lol

[@In_Our_Timeline]

how are you my firend

[@akari1605]

This is probably a universal thing on every kid who went to school

[@DanksterPaws]

Pls

[@_Stxxx]

Mitochondria Mitochondria Mitochondria Mitochondria, IT NEVER STOPS

[@arnavpawar8203]

Ah. The powerhouse of the cell fact has finally come to good use.

[@sagnikasen2402]

🤣🤣agreed

[@DocEtan]

Please shut up. This meme is getting so overused and lame now!

[@tahiti1901]

@@DocEtan r/woosh

[@TenNineD]

Wow this is the largest liked comment I’ve only been 5th to reply

[@Founderschannel123]

@@DocEtan okay then dont even comment if you hated it

[@niyan4413]

If the graphics that TED-Ed uses were there during my school life, I would have had a better and deeper understanding of these concepts. Nonetheless thank you for these videos. Knowledge gained at anytime, at any age is always a blessing 🙏

[@anaackerman4872]

Amen

[@Rudzani]

Yep, nothing better for educators then spending tens of hours a week at home to pump out multiple videos for students that they’ll ignore lol.

[@avadakedavra80]

Disagree...

[@nanwijanarko1969]

@@Rudzani Think tactically. 1) Create a committee to prepare a more visual/engaging teaching material 2) Involve and distribute the material between teachers 3) Teachers may or may not use the material as they see fit 4) profit in terms of more understanding. Some people are visual learners and this kind of videos do help. Me included.

[@iwbmo]

the graphics always vary by a whole lot from video to video though...

[@annies7602]

simplified :Mitochondria are the power House of the cell

[@Phaeton667]

I would be disappointed in the internet if this was not the first and most voted comment

[@action16x2]

My ATP

[@Human_traain]

@@pencildrawingmodeon2538 yes

[@Human_traain]

@@Phaeton667 yeah...

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

It's either "mitochondria are" or "mitochondrion is".

[@mohamednashnoush9431]

I find the title of this video misleading since technically we all get our mitochondrial DNA from our mother. That is why we can use mitochondrial DNA tests (mtDNA tests) to trace a person's matrilineal ancestry. It was a great watch though! Thanks for creating this informative video!

[@rebekahnunes8480]

Came to the comments to say this. I thought the video was going to be about viral DNA from infections like chicken pox

[@dianeridley9804]

Not "technically". Literally.

[@joshsnyder4868]

I would say the title is correct. The genes in mitochondria belong to the mitochondria, not you or your parents. They're just along for the ride. I liken it to inheriting a house. You don't inherit the dust on the shelves or the mice in the walls, they just happen to be there.

[@paintingoceans1827]

That's the first thing that came to my mind.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Exactly. That is where the whole mitochondria Eve dating has come from showing human civilization dates back to only a few dozen people. Eventually likely to be narrowed down to one. It used to be thousands then hundreds then now dozens.

[@SCP--fj2jr]

some cell: Ooh another cell, *Imma Eat You* the predecessor of mitochondria: *_He Doesn't Know, It Only Makes Me Stronger._*

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Don't forget that the singular is 'mitochondrion', and 'mitochondria' is plural.

[@Didagg]

@@SuviTuuliAllan Oh, is mitochondria of greek origin?

[@milomhoek]

@@Didagg yes

[@crumpets8875]

@@SuviTuuliAllan thanks you probably just saved me a few marks in a biology exam😁

[@aminelswefy1808]

@@crumpets8875 don’t remind me. I have a biology exam on Sunday 😔

[@sugarhoneyicedtea9704]

1% of the comments: Talking about the video 99% of the comments: *Mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell*

[@pranavswarupkumar7358]

Hey Ted-Ed! What about a yearly short series that explains who the yearly nobel laureates are and explain what they researched? The Nobel prizes don't get as much recognition as the older times.

[@ahmednedjmeeddineadnane8677]

Yeah thats a good 💡

[@Dr.Strange5678]

Yes

[@surajrana1719]

that's a really nice idea!!!

[@ahnaftareef8679]

THIS

[@JesseBellas]

Yessss

[@davidkhan2969]

Ted Ed taught me so many things that I had absolutely no interest in

[@yvettebyvexxi]

Same

[@zorex.]

@@yvettebyvexxi same

[@hats195]

@@zorex. same

[@sugarhoneyicedtea9704]

@@hats195 same

[@superieur11407]

@@sugarhoneyicedtea9704 same

[@이믿음-d2f]

When Mitochondria eat up oxygen, it is really enormously cute

[@shivanshsingh8331]

I found Ambulance driving mitochondria cuter

[@Dinesh-nl7ld]

Pacman

[@nothingpomade9647]

💀💀💀

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Your genetics load the gun.Your Lifestyle pulls the trigger!

[@teddybabystudios5814]

Best quote bro❤❤

[@umarbasu]

Absolutely

[@PlatonicPluto]

plot twist: your two siblings are named genetics and lifestyle

[@akiraaidenpadilla3598]

@@PlatonicPluto plot twist: There WAS a third

[@yomiseno]

Biology even says they're 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@sevenguardians7517]

A friend of mine has mitochondrial disease it’s extremely rare and incurable I’ve watched her degrade over the years she’s not projected to live very much long

[@untitled2990]

False

[@sevenguardians7517]

@@untitled2990 Her name is Jennifer I knew her since we were 10 years old she doesn’t recognize me anymore her brain is gone they say she won’t last the month 😢 Look I don’t have time for trolls Im not looking for sympathy I’m just waiting for the phone call

[@ChisomOkolie12]

🥺🥺🥺 So sorry to hear that... Must be difficult... For your friend and for you, watching someone you care about suffer😩

[@AAAaahhj]

i wish luck for her

[@devinshuman3048]

Hey, I'm the content author of this video and I got involved in it since I have mitochondrial disease as well. I volunteer with the UMDF and if Jennifer or her family wants support, we're always here to talk

[@jatinbangar4371]

The craziest part is we all somehow remember that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. All of us. That's actually insane since it's just another cell fact

[@steffighter144]

Mitochondria are special, but without mitochondria our cells would die as said in the video

[@anshumanagrawal346]

I think it's because it was a meme for a while but I'm not sure

[@arthas640]

It's a line that every school textbook uses, most teachers use, and it was a line used in a famous song. called "Dont Stay In School" by BoyInABand

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@arthas640 When I first learned the chapter "cell" in school and at that time I didn't use the internet much, I had a small test on which it was a question: "What is known as the Powerhouse of the cell?" And I couldn't answer it, when I realised it was a running joke, I found it really funny and ironic as I found out about it just a few days after that test 😂

[@rachel8089]

Lmao I only remembered it a bit when I kept seeing it mentioned online

[@pegasusrunaway]

Kudos to whoever animated this, it's fab!

[@notabbasali]

My Dad got me a great pair of jeans, can't live without it

[@privateemail9755]

The only jeans you'll never truly need for the rest of your life xD What a great selling point.

[@krystinaiqbal5897]

Booo real cliché and overused

[@notabbasali]

@@krystinaiqbal5897 it's been almost 1 month wtf lol

[@soy.rodolfo]

First time I've seen it, I thought it was funny.

[@krystinaiqbal5897]

@@soy.rodolfo awe that’s so sweet ☺️ Thnx

[@kenjibenji9655]

This is too confusing so, in short term. Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@theywalkinguptoyouand4060]

That's not even close to the point of the video

[@ozby11]

@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 r/woooosh

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 Fantastic to be Quiter & Non Quiter now by someone else.

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@ozby11 Either that you are Seriousing/ Joking here, Even though its about the Video

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 Creative to Taste his own Opinion about "News"!

[@shabankullolli1499]

I wanna thank my maternal grandmother for providing a mtDNA. Without it, I wouldn't have the energy to do anything.

[@bietharinark]

You should thank the mitochondria itself for wanting to collaborate in human cells in the first place

[@samuraijosh1595]

You should thank Mitochondria for wanting to be in your body and ride the matrilinieal ride

[@noras.9774]

😂😂👏

[@Atom224]

Well originally they weren't "human" cells. Multicellular organisms didn't even exist back then.@@bietharinark

[@tenacious22]

​@@bietharinark....cells can't WANT to do anything, they either do it or don't😂

[@RiverSophiel112]

☺️ I studied ATPase production in two arbacia punctulata populations (spiny purple sea urchins) along the U.S east coast. Researched the difference between them based on their hot/cold climates to understand how climate change might affect the species. Then presented my research in SC and San Francisco. It was, awesome. 💙

[@hickyxnicky411]

These videos bring me so much joy, thank you to the writers and animators, you guys are amazing!

[@ScumfuckMcDoucheface]

My only wish is that I could 'like' this comment... I don't know, maaaybe a couple hundred thousand more times. =)

[@adnankaisarkhan]

Can we say mitochondria is a different organism living in a symbiotic relationship with our cells?

[@ronakbhadra6400]

Ya...the scientific term used is "endosymbiosis", where one organism lives within another...Moreover, mitochondria and cell are in an obligate endosymbiosis, i.e. they can't survive without each other...

[@chinmaybiradar3288]

Yet they are controlled by the nucleus of the respective cell they reside in. So are they still symbiotes?

[@AryanKhan-sh3hh]

Are mitochondria 'living'?

[@patch9908]

No, the mitochondria are considered "semiautonomous organelles", and are presumed to have been a cyanobacteria many, many years ago that lost many properties as they evolved with the host cell. Today, they are only considered organelles, but at some point, they were probably different and living.

[@Twinblade34]

​@@patch9908 You are confusing mitochondria and chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are presumed to have been a cyanobacteria many years ago, while the mitochondria are thought to have originated from alpha-proteobactera, another type of bacteria that does not perform photosynthesis.

[@lioneliteunant3556]

Damn all Ted Ed videos are relaxing

[@pisupokeiki]

I learned so much more in this 5 minute video than I did in my bio class

[@MarvelTamilFans_JaspritAravind]

I m your biology teacher meet me after class kid

[@brynawaldman5790]

Added to these complexities, the microbiome of bacteria we need to survive, have led me to the conclusion that we are each walking, talking planets, harboring all sorts of beneficial (and not so beneficial) microscopic life forms.

[@Ellen-dz1ki]

TED-Ed is where science meets art. I absolutely adore your animations💙

[@trex5863]

*Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.*

[@bananaforscale1283]

Are

[@theywalkinguptoyouand4060]

Wow original

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@bananaforscale1283 Yeah, 'cause mitochondrion is. 😉

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@bananaforscale1283 Either that you are Respected/ Disrespected here, Even though its about the Video

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 Fine to be Understanded & Misunderstanded now by someone else.

[@justcallmeleonardo]

Dude, is that *THE* powerhouse of the cell? I'm a big fan

[@CoinChaser1]

Ted-ed makes everyone's day better

[@michelle6446]

"Mitochondria is a powerhouse of cell" that's a sentence I've heard about a million times since 3rd grade. Great vedio though and the art is amazing.

[@waleedkhalid7486]

Perfectly timed video! We just talked about organelles in my Bio 101 class and we are still talking about inheritance in my genetics class. I’ll be sharing this with all my students :)

[@wordsayer19]

Good video, but title is misleading. Title: "The genes you don't get from your parents" The video 2 minutes and 23 seconds later: Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from only one parent. I get you're trying to make the title interesting so people will want to watch it, but this just BARELY avoids being a total lie, and only because the title is plural and mother is singular.

[@bobbyfeet2240]

Thank you, this bothered me, too.

[@nobodyknows3180]

Some people get tripped up by semantics, I get it. The point is, this isn't GENETIC DNA, which is derived from the combination of your mother's and father's lineages. It is Mitochondrial DNA, which gets passed to you through your mother and her mother and all the way back, but it is not part of human reproduction and plays no part in human genetics.

[@ashleyaisle]

Finally I was looking for a comment like this!! The title bothered me too since I am a student of Biotechnology.

[@sackeshi]

It's not misleading the Mitochondrial DNA is separate from Human DNA It changes over our life separate from us.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@sackeshi Have you ever read The Seven Daughters of Eve? A fascinating look into mutational patterns in Mitochondrial DNA and how it has been used to map out migrations of human populations across the globe.

[@Phoenix-gd4xw]

I loved mitochondria when they were first introduced in high school science. I knew they were special ❤️

[@tiffanyntp7685]

This is giving me MAJOR flashbacks to the hours studying, day and night, trying to learn glycolysis/ pyruvate oxidation/ krebs cycle/ ECT 😭

[@MuskanSingh-kw7ux15]

*ETC Doing the same right now

[@_A4A]

I am completely blown away right now!... I had absolutely no clue that we had a second set of DNA living & functioning inside our cells!... Very intresting to say the least!... 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gradexp]

Remember: Genetics does not determine your actions

[@zidaan21]

The animation and voice just make these the best videos ever

[@sealofapoorval7437]

Not once in this video did they say "powerhouse of the cell" and I'm very satisfied.

[@maryf6284]

I’m gonna need to watch that again to understand it all. The animations are wonderful!

[@tati.b4t]

Então basicamente as mitocôndrias têm uma relação de mutualismo com todas as espécies de animais, plantas e fungos existentes. Incrível.

[@samtepal3892]

It is the powerhouse of the cell afterall

[@ElementalAer]

Exato!

[@Talllestayrone]

Com certeza!

[@zoro.7]

Otimo

[@alex.g7317]

Thanks to the power of Google Translate, I changed this from Portuguese to English. You're welcome: So basically mitochondria have a mutualistic relationship with all species of animals, plants and fungi that exist. Incredible.

[@russB0B]

"Are you the mitochondria because you're the powerhouse of the cell or are you the powerhouse of the cell because you're the mitochondria?"

[@Warbuss33]

Nah I’d make atp

[@KanaPawar-e7x]

Shirlest's insights on Hidden DNA Potential are profound. I feel like I've tapped into parts of myself I never knew existed. It's become a crucial part of my daily routine.

[@schoolchannel-cs6ne]

The Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. The more you know ☺

[@ahasnulsijan4244]

Buddy, the Animation is really awesome and the concept is also fascinating. Love from Bangladesh.❤

[@IRIS-sp4fi]

This really makes learning biology easier

[@ArjunPaswan-si3jt]

The Hidden DNA Potential method from Shirlest is a game changer. It's fascinating how it dives into aspects of ourselves we often overlook. I wish I had found this sooner!

[@katiedoucet4748]

In 2019 there was a study published in Nature that suggested that in rare circumstances we can inherit mitochondria from our fathers as well.

[@commanderbacara225]

I remember that paper too! A year earlier in 2018, there was another paper by Dr. Shiyu Luo showing empirical evidence of biparental mitochondrial inheritance.

[@ananya.a04]

I mean, Mother Nature pretty much runs its own course. We build our sciences around it. She doesn’t have any obligation to keep following the rules we have conjured up on our own accord. Not to say that our observations are incorrect, but they are not necessarily unchanging truths. There is a lot more to Mother Nature than we see or work with on a daily basis. ✨

[@maha_sage]

in which case it results in a disorder

[@zeewtube01]

I loved this video so much that I felt the urge to tell you so, thank you!

[@ryanr27]

“An organelle in our cells” rhymes and sounds so good

[@LeeDon76]

There are a lot of organelles in our cells with different jobs such as creating proteins, but mitochondria are different in that they have their own set of genes.

[@lakshmi360]

This is fascinating. Totally blew my mind ❤

[@paxonite-7bd5]

There is a whole seperate universe in my body

[@LittleSkullyScrub]

Isn’t it amazing!

[@avpaavcomics1299]

The animation is so good in this video!!

[@samyakkamble1406]

I was skeptical at first, but the Hidden DNA Potential by Shirlest has been a revelation. It's inspired me to rethink what I thought I knew about personal growth. Definitely explore this gem!

[@metametodo]

Amazing video! I got that kind of pleasure of learning unexpected things. I had no idea that the mitochondria had various different processes that its DNA goes through. Like, self selection throughout life, interparental regulation but the mitochondria itself being inherited by the mother.

[@vid9520]

let`s take a moment to appreciate animation & simplicity.💯💯💯💥💥

[@TH__TranPhuongQuynh]

It is an awesome video about mitochondria!!!

[@yvettebyvexxi]

*0:18** Kinda random but I like the blue zebra!*

[@NiraizaDiaz]

❤

[@kanak4198]

Nothing makes me happier than finding a cool ted ed video thats also related to my school syllabus :D

[@romnicklor9167]

For those who are saying that the title is misleading, consider this. If I ask my friend to hand the love letter I made for my crush, you can say that the girl got it from me and not from my friend because he just served as a channel, i.e., the letter came from me, through my friend, then passed it to my crush. The title in this video implies the mother served as a channel and not the originator.

[@LeeDon76]

It should say the genes you get from one parent only.

[@maha_sage]

@@LeeDon76 it means that those genes are not "yours" as the mt is essentially separate and distinct from the human genome (yet inalienable from the human organism)

[@_imhere906]

Why did I laugh at the spirit of the cells leaving them.🤣😂

[@mdhairan6444]

I can't believe more people aren't discussing the Hidden DNA Potential by Shirlest. After diving into it, I've seen improvements in my mental clarity and overall well-being. A must-read for anyone on a journey of self-discovery.

[@shaakirahjaffer]

This links to the fact that female can trace their genetics through the mitochondrial DNA, due to the fact that they get this from their mother. Male genetics are traced via the Y - chromosome, because this is received from the father. This is how genetics is run and how you can trace your lineage . This is wild, Biology is wild.

[@sriku1000]

A Unique take on why people marry siblings kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPadaWff910rrs

[@sushimaster652]

Partly true. Males can ALSO trace their mtdna as they inherit both a Y and X chromosomes. So males actually have the advantage of learning both their maternal and paternal lineages.

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@sushimaster652 Can we still not distinguish between the paternal X and maternal X?

[@maha_sage]

both sexes trace their lineage only through the matrilineal side

[@CM-oc8lt]

I love this mans voice

[@robotaholic]

I can't stand this kind of art but appreciate the work and education

[@sriku1000]

A Unique take on why people marry siblings kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPadaWff910rrs

[@HankThePug1119]

I just got a whole science lesson in 5 minutes

[@sagarpaudel9064]

1:16 it basically means there are trust issues with mitochondria 😂😂

[@SaiKiran1340]

I didn’t understand a single thing… but it is so relaxing😹

[@carmenfc2638]

Don't forget Lynn Margulis, the biologist who proposed the theory of how mitochondrias came to be

[@andrewtucker6282]

I love this guys voice

[@Spiderlili884]

Sancto sanctorum.

[@MineRickStar]

*are

[@onelife9225]

grammatical*

[@nobodyknows3180]

powerhouses

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@crimsonnite9291 or more properly, grammatical errors. Like typos, you call them typographical errors, not typographical mistakes.

[@AntonioSaved]

@@nobodyknows3180 *Or Always capitalize the beginning of a sentence. :)

[@aravindnarayanan5664]

Very very informative. Loved it. Thank you so much. PS: Addison Anderson's voice is great as always.

[@saraparker3812]

So my mom gives me more life and oxygen then my dad 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kritisingh9486]

This video is so cute .your animation is just beautiful ❤️

[@useyournoodle100]

Mitochondrial genes are shared maternally so you do get them from at least one parent.

[@VaultofVideos]

Your sound design is 🔥

[@staceymercieca4172]

Am I the only one that was constantly remembering that Sabrina the teenage witch episode ? You know....... 'Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.'

[@adrianblake8876]

Sabrina's line was: "Mitosis is (the process of cell division)"

[@louvervaeke8121]

Sick visuals and a clear explanation. What else do you need? Great job !

[@londonalicante]

The genes you don't get from your parents ... except you get them from your mother. Is my mother not one of my parents?

[@erkankka6480]

No she is not, you are adopted.

[@numby69]

​@@erkankka6480😂😂

[@travelgirls7477]

All the mitochondria is different

[@مقتطفات-ذ9ع]

This is called useful content, thank you

[@adipatil5813]

From, mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell. To ,understanding the genome of mitochondria, we all grew up.

[@Raantas]

"mitochondria isn't the powerhouse of cell" "what is it punk?"

[@Mia-ip6vi]

Então basicamente as mitocôndrias têm uma relação de mutualismo com todas as espécies de animais, plantas e fungos existentes. Incrível.

[@ItsBaba-ha1]

Honestly, the Hidden DNA Potential by Shirlest opened up new doors for me. The way it approaches self-improvement is unlike anything I've seen before. I encourage everyone to explore it.

[@DerSwaider]

Isnt the title wrong cause you do inherit mitochondria from your parent/mother? Non inherited genes would be retroviral genes, for example

[@burmus4173]

My thought exactly. This is clickbait.

[@DerSwaider]

True. Wanted to know what it was, but instead i got told something else i already know. It is a good video about mitochondria. Just lil click baity

[@TEDEd]

Hi there! To clarify, mitochondrial DNA is passed to you through your mother, but it’s not your parent’s (or even human) genes. It’s separate from the genetic DNA you inherit through a combination of your mother and father’s DNA. Hope this helps!

[@DerSwaider]

@@TEDEd So its a question of definition, where you refer to the human genome as "genes you get from your parents" and mitochindria not being part of it? I get it, but still very counter intuitive. Guess i am just frustrated i didnt find what i was looking for. Love you vids though, really good quality!

[@ikool-q3q]

@@TEDEd nope,you guys are stretching the truth. Genes you GOT from your parents were also PASSED DOWN from a mixture of the genes of your for grand parents and if humans evolved from primates then our genes are not actual 'human'. We could go on and on with the semantics. Catchy title, informative vid but still borderline clickbait

[@yvettebyvexxi]

*I learn something new every day thru Ted-Ed vids :)*

[@corpse.bridee]

So, what you’re saying is that i get most of my genes from my mama

[@nileshkumaraswamy2711]

Ted-ed videos are so pleasant to watch.

[@aprilcoregirlie999]

do i get a medal for being this early😭??

[@tree.6653]

Congrats for being the 6th comment! Used the newest first option, counted and ur 6th! Congrats:D

[@petert.w.reynolds692]

@@tree.6653 man shut the fuk up nobody cares of you first or not

[@tree.6653]

@@petert.w.reynolds692 aww, am just trying to inform them xd

[@m.rahmansamee8470]

Mitochondrial DNA, new thing to learn, thanks.

[@khanhtranngoc2922]

Everything was so nice... Except that the mitochondria was inherited from the egg cell (but the title implied otherwise)

[@BEN_MONK]

Very useful video as the first time for me to know that we have pairs of chromosomes away from what are inherited from our parents and responsible about the vital processes of organells into our body's cells 👏

[@Freekymoho]

"the genes you don't get from your parents, which you get from your mother"

[@SubhramReddy]

Wonderful animation!

[@aferotorrington1909]

I feel like this title is slightly misleading, the mitochondrial dna comes from your mother so it's inaccurate to call it, "the genes you don't get from you parents".

[@emor22]

Interesting too how they talk about the evolutionary theory as a scientific fact. Probably would do the same about the Big Bang theory

[@TEN-hw1sr]

@@emor22 SO TURE!! Like someone who believes a random guy called God wooshed, magically creating the universe as a FACT!!!!

[@emor22]

@TEN so you believe as a fact that the monkeys are your grandparents lol. Yeap you are just a product of chance, therefore just a worthless animal 🤣🤣🤣 Your Big Bang daddy is certainly magical 🧙‍♀️ 🤣🤣🤣

[@OA2605]

right

[@samuraijosh1595]

Mitochondria is not part of our genetic make-up. It's just an additional... powerhouse tool. It doesn't dictate our anatomy or physiology at birth.

[@lilackitten2667]

This came on my recommended at the right time because im currently learning about cells and dna at school and have a test on friday 😅

[@Temirbekuly]

The genes you don't get from your parents (but IT COMES FROM YOUR MOTHER)

[@ClarksBowlingClub]

"Explain it to me like I'm I'm an 8-year old" "Ok why don't you explain it to me like I'm 5..." - M.S.

[@arkanon8661]

"the genes you dont get from your parents" "you get most of the genes from your mother"

[@LeeDon76]

We get every organelle in our cells and cytoplasm etc from our mothers. Fathers only give half the genes , nothing else.

[@rsingh1252]

Decades of hard work at my school have finally come to use: it is the powerhouse of the cell

[@sriku1000]

A Unique take on why people marry siblings kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPadaWff910rrs

[@lovell8983]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of our cells

[@caniget600subscriberswitho5]

Ikr

[@neilchristiancalajate6747]

My nose were bleeding while watching this but i persisted and survived!!! :D

[@berep3]

Title says "you don't get from your parents", but we got them from our mothers, so... ?

[@katebenik9086]

This is off topic, but I love that they made the mom curvy!

[@ghoulisnotaghost7982]

I was looking for a comment like this. All I wanted to say was I'm glad they gave the ma the Thunder Thighs of the Gods. -Ghoul