mitochondrion degradation (GO:0000422)

The autophagic process in which mitochondria are delivered to the vacuole and degraded in response to changing cellular conditions.

Specific

macromitophagy (GO:0000423) micromitophagy (GO:0000424) mitochondrion degradation by induced vacuole formation (GO:0035695)

General

organelle disassembly (GO:1903008) single-organism catabolic process (GO:0044712) mitochondrion organization (GO:0007005) autophagy (GO:0006914)

References

gene ontology: GO:0000422 PMID: 15798367