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Mitochondria was first observed in

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Muscle cell
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Plant cell
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Bacteria
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Fungi
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The correct option is A Muscle cell
Albert von Kolliker discovered the existence of mitochondria around 1857 while he was studying human muscle cells and he noted strange granules in them. But Carl Benda coined the word mitochondria in 1898. Thus, Mitochondria was first observed in muscle cell.

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