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Three promising candidate compounds (X, Y and Z ) were analysed in a drug-screening project to identify a novel potent compound against lung cancer. The following graph shows efficacies of these compounds in killing cancerous and normal cells. Conditions: 1. Cancer cells + Compound X 2. Cancer cells + Compound Y 3. Cancer cells + Compound Z 4. Normal cells + Compound X 5. Normal cells + Compound Y 6. Normal cells + C

Options

  1. ACompound X
  2. BCompound Y
  3. CMixture of compounds X and Y
  4. DCompound Z

Correct answer

B. Compound Y

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