The human mitochondrial genome contains genes for all of the complexes necessary for electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.

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The human mitochondrial genome encodes 13 proteins, all of which are components of the electron transport chain, but not all proteins necessary for the complexes involved in electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation are encoded by the mitochondrial genome; many are encoded by nuclear genes.

The Human Mitochondrial Genome Contains Genes for All of the Complexes