a) Conventional Thin Section Electron Microscopy b) Negative Staining Techniques . Special Organization and Inclusions 10 a) Prismatic or Atypical Cristae 10 b) Filaments and Tubules . Transcription of the Mitochondrial DNA . 37 a) Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis and Its Characteristics 37 b) Role of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis .