AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although vertebrate neurons are usually diploid (2C), doubling of chromosomes results in a tetraploid cell (4C).

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons are extremely specialized diploid cells that access DNA which no other cells do.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cell containing two copies of each chromosome is referred to as a ‘diploid cell’; human somatic cells are diploid: they contain 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -A typical neuron has all the parts that any cell would have, and a few specialized structures that set it apart. The main portion of the cell is called the soma or cell body. It contains the nucleus, which in turn contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes.