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Since chromosome damage may be caused by viral infections, medical x-rays, and exposure to sunlight, it is important that the chrosomes of a population to be tested for chemically induced damage be compared with those of a control population.

 

(A) to be tested for chemically induced damage be compared with

(B) being tested for damage induced chemically are compared with

© being tested for chemically induced damage should~be compared to

(D) being tested for chemfEally induced damage are to be compared to

(E) that is to be tested for chemically induced damage are to be comparable with

 

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IMO A

 

whenever we compare similar things we use compared with

 

whenever we compare different things we use compared to

e.g. he compared her to beautiful sky...

compared to is used for comparing similarities

compared with for differences in similar things

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IMO A

 

whenever we compare similar things we use compared with

 

whenever we compare different things we use compared to

e.g. he compared her to beautiful sky...

compared to is used for comparing similarities

compared with for differences in similar things

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