In sampling cells of a diploid plant species(2n=18) at random and measuring their DNA content, a geneticist obtained the following results. Explain what stage of meiosis each cell might represent. (ng=nanogram=10^-9 of a gram)
Cell 1= 1.2 ng DNA per cell nucleus
Cell 2= 0.6 ng DNA per cell nucleus
Cell 3= 2.4 ng DNA per cell nucleus