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There are two important blood types: the ABO blood type and the Rhesus blood type. ABO is the A, B, AB, or O blood type, and the Rhesus type is the + or - usually written after the ABO blood type (eg. AB+ or O-). At the level of your blood, blood type is determined by proteins present on the surface of red blood cells, which circulate around your body delivering oxygen to cells. On the surface of red blood cells is a combination of three surface proteins: A, B, and Rhesus. Blood types code for the presence or absence of these proteins. Blood type A have A type surface proteins but lack B. Blood type B lacks A but has B proteins. Blood type AB has both, and Blood type O has neither A nor B. Rhesus positive exhibit the Rhesus protein, while Rhesus negative lack it. It is these proteins which determine which types of blood you can receive safely. Individuals with A type blood cells cannot be exposed to B type surface proteins safely, so B and AB blood is off the cards for them. O negative blood lacks any of these proteins so can be transfused into any patient, hence the term "universal donor". It is your genes which determine which of these proteins are expressed. As with the majority of genes you have two copies of both the ABO and Rhesus genes, one copy from your mother and one from your father. From each parent you inherent either an A, a B, or an O gene, and also either a Rhesus positive (Rh+) or a Rhesus negative (Rh-) gene. The combination of the two genes you have determines your blood type as follows: AA or AO = A Blood type BB or BO = B Blood type AB = AB blood type OO = O Blood type Rh+Rh+ or Rh+Rh- = Rhesus positive Rh-Rh- = Rhesus negative
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∙ 12y agoThe way to know if 2 or more different blood types are compatible are by seeing the red blood cells. If the red blood cells are around the same then that means that they are compatible. Also by the plasma number in the blood cells!
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∙ 16y agomachines tell you your blood type and you could go to the doctors and they take your blood and they test it and they would soon send you the results.
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What blood type can a baby have if both parents have type A blood?
If both parents have type A blood then the baby should have type A blood. or type O blood
What traits does the blood type A have different then blood type B?
blood type A has type A antigens. blood type B has type B antigens.
Why are blood type and RH checked before a blood transfusion?
If the blood type of the donor is different from the receivers blood type, the blood type of the revive can attack the different type of blood
What can a person with type B blood receive?
a person with O+/- blood can only receive O+/- blood respectively. O+ can give blood to any other + blood type, and O- can give blood to anyone.
What are the blood type for father with blood type A and mother with blood type B?
My elder sister have blood type AB, myself having blood type A and my younger brother having blood type O.
Why is blood type O blood not a universal recipient?
Blood type O can only receive from other blood type Os, because of reactions to the A and B antigens from Blood Type A, Blood Type B and Blood Type AB.
What percentage of people have type O negative blood?
About 7% of people have the blood type O negative. Type 0 blood is the most needed blood type as it is the universal blood type. Though those with this blood type must have this blood type and no other.
What blood type can A positive receive?
A person with type A blood can donate blood to a person with type A or type AB. A person with type B blood can donate blood to a person with type B or type AB. A person with type AB blood can donate blood to a person with type AB only. A person with type O blood can donate to anyone. A person with type A blood can receive blood from a person with type A or type O. A person with type B blood can receive blood from a person with type B or type O. A person with type AB blood can receive blood from anyone. A person with type O blood can receive blood from a person with type O. hope this helps, #JC# http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/blood/types.html
Does Type B blood have A antigens?
No, type B blood does not have A antigens. Type B blood has B antigens.
What blood type will the baby have with a mother with type a blood and father with type ab blood?
Possible blood types of the child with a mother who has A blood type and a father who has AB blood type are A, B, and AB. :)
