A cell biologist carefully measured the quantity of DNA in grasshopper cells growing in cell culture. Cells examined during the G₂ phase of the cell cycle contained 200 units of DNA. What would be the amount of DNA at G₁ of the cell cycle in one of the grasshopper daughter cells?

• A. 50 units
• B. Between 50 and 100 units
• C. 200 units
• D. 400 units
• E. 100 units