The parachutelike membranes of Africa's scaly-tailed flying squirrels differ from those of the flying squirrels in the family Sciuridae because they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of the wrist.
because they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of
because of being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow rather than at
in their attachment to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of being attached at
in that they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow rather than at
in their being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of
1.instead of/rather than 都可以,但前后是介词短语比较:at the elbow和at the wrist
如果缺at,可能造成歧义:a cartilage rod和 wrist比较
2.because因为+造成两者不同的原因,in that在于+两者不同的具体方面
because of being笨拙
3.C:their attachment to a cartilage rod at the elbow和 being attached at the wrist.形式不对称
且,改变了句意,being attached at the wrist少了 to a cartilage rod
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