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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 cell’s 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


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"the" is necessary. I can't explain why. Maybe to be ll with "the information?" "All of the information...is contained" not "are". E

If feel answer is D.

Information is singular and in all the options except D and E, "ARE contained" is used so eliminate A, B, C.
I feel D is short and precise as compared to E...

Please correct if I am wrong

is E the correct answer?

The Correct option is D.

As mentioned by Akshay Eliminating A,B and C as they use "are" for the Information ( Singular).Also between D and E,the sentence demands the usage of "Merely" instead of "a mere"used in sentence E.and D is short and conveys the meaning clearly ......

Option (E).

The usage of "the" is for specifying the different genes found in a human body. The genes in a human body are the same in number but the orientation is different in different human beings. Thats why the usage of the definite article 'the' to mention genes.

Please clarify.