The LD-response curve for a particular drug will always be positioned ________ with respect to the ED-response curve.

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The LD-response curve represents the dose of the drug that causes death in a certain percentage of the population, while the ED-response curve represents the dose of the drug that produces a specific therapeutic effect in the same population. As the LD-response curve represents a more negative outcome than the ED-response curve, it is positioned to the right of the ED-response curve on a graph. Therefore, the answer is C, farther to the right.

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