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Lesson 3-Dose-Response Relationships
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This population dose-response curve for a population of mice in a study of a carcinogenic chemical (methylcholanthrene) shows the tumor incidence increasing to 100% as the dose of the chemical increases on a scale from 0.0001 to 10.

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