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Hi could someone please explain why E?
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HTHs. 
The two studies have different basis of concluding as highlighted in the blue text. How these two are related helps resolve the situation. 

­A recent study concludes that prehistoric birds, unlike modern birds, were cold-blooded. This challenges a widely held view that modern birds descended from warm-blooded birds. The conclusion is based on the existence of growth rings in prehistoric birds’ bodily structures, which are thought to be found only in cold-blooded animals. Another study, however, disputes this view. It concludes that prehistoric birds had dense blood vessels in their bones, which suggests that they were active creatures and therefore had to be warm-blooded.

Which one of the following, if true, would most help to resolve the dispute described above in favor of one party to it?

(A) Some modern warm-blooded species other than birds have been shown to have descended from cold-blooded species. - WRONG. Nothing as far as resolution is considered.
(B) Having growth rings is not the only physical trait of cold-blooded species. - WRONG. Then what!! It does nothing like A.
(C) Modern birds did not evolve from prehistoric species of birds. - WRONG. Totally goes against the passage.
(D) Dense blood vessels are not found in all warm-blooded species. - WRONG. Similarities alike to A. Doing nothing.
(E) In some cold-blooded species the gene that is responsible for growth rings is also responsible for dense blood vessels­ - CORRECT. Altough POE helps, this choice does sets things right.  Exception case this may be. However, it does resolve the ambiguity.

Answer E.
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E is clearly not the answer. Question has asked to find something which turn the debate to one side, and not BOTH SIDE. If gene is responsible for both sides, then it says both sides are right which in turn means both sides are true in their respective beliefs but that is not what the question has asked. Question is asking to support one party not BOTH
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HTHs.
The two studies have different basis of concluding as highlighted in the blue text. How these two are related helps resolve the situation.

­A recent study concludes that prehistoric birds, unlike modern birds, were cold-blooded. This challenges a widely held view that modern birds descended from warm-blooded birds. The conclusion is based on the existence of growth rings in prehistoric birds’ bodily structures, which are thought to be found only in cold-blooded animals. Another study, however, disputes this view. It concludes that prehistoric birds had dense blood vessels in their bones, which suggests that they were active creatures and therefore had to be warm-blooded.

Which one of the following, if true, would most help to resolve the dispute described above in favor of one party to it?

(A) Some modern warm-blooded species other than birds have been shown to have descended from cold-blooded species. - WRONG. Nothing as far as resolution is considered.
(B) Having growth rings is not the only physical trait of cold-blooded species. - WRONG. Then what!! It does nothing like A.
(C) Modern birds did not evolve from prehistoric species of birds. - WRONG. Totally goes against the passage.
(D) Dense blood vessels are not found in all warm-blooded species. - WRONG. Similarities alike to A. Doing nothing.
(E) In some cold-blooded species the gene that is responsible for growth rings is also responsible for dense blood vessels­ - CORRECT. Altough POE helps, this choice does sets things right. Exception case this may be. However, it does resolve the ambiguity.

Answer E.
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