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The trees from genus Olea, some of them over thousand of years old, are among the longest living trees in the world, just as trees of Taxus genus are, yet they are so under-researched that science has not been able to find the reasons for their longevity.

  1. The trees from genus Olea, some of them over thousand of years old, are among the longest living trees in the world just as trees of Taxus genus are, yet they

  2. The trees from genus Olea, some of them over thousands of years old, are among the longest living trees in the world, just as the trees of genus Taxus are, but they

  3. Like the trees from genus Taxus, the trees from genus Olea are among the longest living trees in the world, some of them over a thousand years old, but they

  4. Although, like the trees of genus Taxus, the trees of genus Olea are some of the longest living trees, some of them over thousands of years old, yet

  5. The trees of the genus Taxus and Olea are among the longest living trees, some of them over thousands of years old, yet they
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Explanation

Correct. The option places the absolute phrase, 'Some of them over thousands of years old' at the end of the clause it modifies. When two nouns are compared, we use 'like' to compare them.

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