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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"By the ways of"
Which one sounds the best:
- The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours by the means of mutations.
-The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in the terms of mutations.
-The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours by the ways of mutations.
What I'm trying to say is that mouse genome actually isn't older than the human one, but considering the mutations it could have gone through it is 1 billion years ahead.
- The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours by the means of mutations.
-The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in the terms of mutations.
-The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours by the ways of mutations.
What I'm trying to say is that mouse genome actually isn't older than the human one, but considering the mutations it could have gone through it is 1 billion years ahead.
Top answer
'By the ways of' is not an English phrase, and 'the' does not belong in any of your sentences; it is 'by way of', and is not so formal. This is the only acceptable version among yours: The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in terms of mutations.
- 'By the ways of' is not an English phrase, and 'the' does not belong in any of your sentences; it is 'by way of', and is not so formal.
- This is the only acceptable version among yours: The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in terms of mutations.
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'By the ways of' is not an English phrase, and 'the' does not belong in any of your sentences; it is 'by way of', and is not so formal. This is the only acceptable version among yours:
The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in terms of mutations.
The mouse genome is 1 billion years ahead of ours in terms of mutations.
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