According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities

Question

According to one expert,  the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet the other narrow criteria  as that the breeds have relatively few founding members.

A.

B. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not as much their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

C. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog that they are being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

D. it is not so much that the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria so much

E. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria

syamee_u · Answer

TOUGH..

idiom.. so much that
and as much as that

only thing that counts here on basis of the above is C..

thats the only clue i got on this question.

terp26 · Answer

I like D 

not so much that......so much that

parallel

vineetgupta · Answer

Hi LM,I remember this is a GMATPrep SC...Please mention the source of the SC's especially from GMATPrep's because some other's are yet to give these tests.

subhen · Answer

This was indeed a tough SC. I will go with E. E seems the best idiomatic choice: not so much X as Y

What's the OA.

r019h · Answer

very difficult to pick an answer when I'm having difficulty comprehending the question...

....but with go with E purely based on the 'not so much X as Y' comparison

andrealittrell · Answer

i would go with A or E

but, i am confused because nobody thought it was 
According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities

how come?? isnt the expert clearly discussin gthe cause of genetic irregularities??

it is not C-they?? who is they?? not clearly definied.. same with D--who is their?? that is how i elliminated those 2.. also B--their being bred? same thing.. who is their.. and it isnt 'cleal'

that is how i elliminated it between A and E

but i initially thought A?!?!?

goalsnr · Answer

I think thi sSC is testing for Idiom "not so much ..as"
my Pick is E

r019h · Answer

can you tell us where you got this question? seems like there might be a typo somewhere??

LM · Answer

The question was in Power Prep. There is no Typo in the question. It s absolutely correct. 

Tonight, I will check the real answer and post it but this is my understanding.....


Try making it a run-on sentence. Remove the “of….” Construction and read it again. 

According to one expert, the cause is not much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet the other narrow criteria as that the breeds have relatively few founding members. 

“It is not so much” in C, D, and E do not make any sense. Out of “A” and “B”, you can clearly choose “A”. B is not making any sense.

I will check the real answer and post it.

jenizaros · Answer

Ni idea.I have no choice. Very though one. 
A does not seem to be the answer because of parallelism. So does B. 
However, the rest are meaningless.

LM · Answer

OA is "A".

According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities

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