CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL DIVISION
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Question
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Neurons are ____
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haploid
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diploid
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -Examples of diploid cells include blood cells, skin cells and muscle cells. These cells are known as somatic cells.
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