How Big Is A Mitochondrion?
Nearly all living eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria, however their size (~ 0.5 to 3 µm), shape and number varies considerably, both between different cell types but also within the chondriome (the total mitochondria population of a cell)12,13.Feb 8, 2021
Is mitochondria big or small?
As shown in Figure 2, electron microscopy images of mitochondria encourage their textbook depiction as approximately spherocylindrical in shape (i.e. cylinders with hemispherical caps) with a length of roughly two microns and a diameter of roughly one micron.
