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15 Aug 2015, 05:56
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The neutral theory of molecular evolution holds that most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but instead that they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that are unrelated to the process of natural selection,which is usually the focal point of research into these differences.
A) most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but instead that they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that are unrelated to
B) most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but instead add up to a series of inconsequential changes unrelated to
C) most differences among species at the molecular level, instead of being associated with the fitness of the organism,they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that have been unrelated to
D) rather than being an associate with the fitness of the organism, most differences between species at the molecular level add up to as series of inconsequential changes that have no relationship with
E) rather than most difference between species at the molecular level being associated with the fitness of the organism,that they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that were unrelated to
A) most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but instead that they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that are unrelated to
B) most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but instead add up to a series of inconsequential changes unrelated to
C) most differences among species at the molecular level, instead of being associated with the fitness of the organism,they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that have been unrelated to
D) rather than being an associate with the fitness of the organism, most differences between species at the molecular level add up to as series of inconsequential changes that have no relationship with
E) rather than most difference between species at the molecular level being associated with the fitness of the organism,that they add up to a series of inconsequential changes that were unrelated to
15 Aug 2015, 07:07
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First thing to note here is about the use of 'being'. Whenever the word ‘being’ is used as a modifier, it is never acceptable to GMAT. Being is accepted only as part of the subject or in passive voices. Here in the topic, 'being' is used as a modifier of a noun in all the three choices, namely C, D, and E. Therefore they can be easily eliminated without further consideration.
Between A and B, A is not parallel in the sense, ‘but instead that’ is not structurally parallel to "holds that"; it should be 'but that instead' to be truly parallel, in addition to the choice being rather wordy.
B is the ultimate winner
Between A and B, A is not parallel in the sense, ‘but instead that’ is not structurally parallel to "holds that"; it should be 'but that instead' to be truly parallel, in addition to the choice being rather wordy.
B is the ultimate winner
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15 Aug 2015, 07:17
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The neutral theory of molecular evolution holds that
most differences among species at the molecular level are not associated with the fitness of the organism but
instead add up to a series of inconsequential changes unrelated to the process of natural selection,which is usually the focal point of research into these differences. -- here shouldn't it be instead they add up to.. so to have subject here..
