Target Test Prep 20% Off Flash Sale is on! Code: FLASH20

Redeem
Target Test Prep
5-Day Free Trial
5-day free, full-access trial TTP

Available with Beat the GMAT members only code

MORE DETAILS
Target Test Prep
Magoosh
Magoosh
Study with Magoosh GMAT prep

Available with Beat the GMAT members only code

MORE DETAILS
Magoosh

Barbara McClintock

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 116
Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:50 am
Followed by:1 members

Barbara McClintock

by LulaBrazilia » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:19 pm
As a result of the ground-breaking work of Barbara McClintock, many scientists now believe that all of the information encoded in 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely three percent of the cell's DNA.

(A) 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely

(B) 50,000 to 100,000 of the human cell's different genes are contained in a mere

(C) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in human cells are contained in merely

(D) 50,000 to 100,000 of human cells' different genes is contained in merely

(E) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in a human cell is contained in a mere
Top
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 1052
Joined: Fri May 21, 2010 1:30 am
Thanked: 335 times
Followed by:98 members

by Patrick_GMATFix » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:40 pm
Subject-verb agreement is tested (all of the info is/are contained) along with precise meaning (the 1000s of genes/1000s of the genes). The answer is E. I go through the question in detail in the full solution below (taken from the GMATFix App).

Image

-Patrick
  • Ask me about tutoring.
Top
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1556
Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:18 pm
Thanked: 448 times
Followed by:34 members
GMAT Score:650

by theCodeToGMAT » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:42 pm
As a result of the ground-breaking work of Barbara McClintock, many scientists now believe that all of the information encoded in 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely three percent of the cell's DNA.

(A) 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely
INCORRECT; we need singular verb "is"

(B) 50,000 to 100,000 of the human cell's different genes are contained in a mere
INCORRECT; we need singular verb "is"

(C) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in human cells are contained in merely
INCORRECT; we need singular verb "is"

(D) 50,000 to 100,000 of human cells' different genes is contained in merely
INCORRECT; we need adjective "mere" to modify noun

(E) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in a human cell is contained in a mere
R A H U L
Top
Post new topic Post Reply
• Page 1 of 1