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What is cristae and what is its significance? ?

A crista is a fold in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. The name is from the Latin for crest orplume, 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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cristae is found in mitochondria
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Cristae is formed by the infolding of inner membrane of mytochondrion.It increases the surface area for chemical reaction. It has proteins like ATP attached on it.
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teh inner memebranes of the mitochondria form several infoldings called crista. They help to increase the surface area.
 
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The inner membrane of mitochondria is deeply folded. These folds are known as cristae. They provide large surface area for ATP generating chemical reactions
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