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Type O blood is found in only 7% of Caucasians, 3-4% of Africans and less than 1% of Asians.
It is much more prevalent in people whose ancestry is predominantly European. About 45% of Europeans have it.
Ophelia Schneider
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∙ 10y agoAccording to statistics from the Red Cross, only about 7 percent of the population has type O negative blood. So, this makes it fairly unique.
The key thing about type O negative blood is that it allows for ANYONE to receive it. The "O" in "O negative" is the primary blood type. It is determined by the types of antigens on the blood cells.
Type A has "A" antigens...and usually "anti-B" antibodies in plasma. This means that, if a person with type "A" blood gets anything with "B" antigens (such as "B" or "AB"), then they will have a hemolytic reaction as their immune system attacks the "foreign" blood cells, and they could die.
Type B has "B" antigens...and usually "anti-A" antibodies in plasma. So, if type "B" recipients get type "A" or "AB", they could die.
Type AB has "A" antigens AND "B" antigens...and generally no "anti-A" or "anti-B" antibodies in plasma. So, they can get ANY type of blood...they won't react to anything. This makes type "AB" people universal recipients.
Now, Type O has no antigens on the blood cells, but generally both "anti-A" and "anti-B" antibodies in plasma. So, while they cannot receive anything but type "O", they can GIVE to anyone. This makes people with type "O" blood, universal donors.
The negative and positive are Rh factors, a secondary antigen-antibody factor to the primary blood type. It's important in cases of blood transfusions for infants, and situations where the mother's and infant's blood Rh types are different.
Therefore, "O negative" (sometimes called "O neg") blood can be given to ANYONE...making it very important in blood transfusions.
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∙ 12y agoYes. I believe that type O blood is one gene, and negative type blood is another.
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What will a child's blood type be if parent's blood types are O negative and O negative?
Obviously, the child's blood type would be an O negative as well.
How can two parents with blood type O negative have a child with blood type AB?
They cannot. Two parents with type O negative blood will produce offspring of type O negative.
Can an o negative blood type father and o negative blood type mother have an o positive child?
yes
Wanted to know the blood type rh negative?
rh negative is not a unique blood type. Rather, it means that the blood is missing the Rh factor that those with Rh positive blood. This is denotated by the word "positive" or "negative" that is said as part of the blood type, after the letter type, A, B, AB, or O.
What type of blood can A blood safely receive?
Type A or Type O Negative can give to positive Positive can not give to negative
What is the unversal donor blood type?
Type O negative.
What blood type is the universal doner why are they called this?
O negative is the universal donor. This means that anyone can have a transfusion of O neg, despite their blood type.
Can a man with blood type a negative have a child with a lady with blood type a positive?
Yes. My mother is O positive and my father is O negative and I am O negative
Can a woman with blood type O-positive and a man with blood type O-positive have a blood type A-positive child?
Yes. My mother is O positive and my father is O negative and I am O negative
Which blood type is the universal blood type?
Type O negative blood is a universal donor blood type. In normal circumstances, anyone can receive type O negative blood in a transfusion. When it comes to plasma donation, type AB positive is a universal donor.
What makes o negative?
well what makes it so unique is that u can give blood to everyone not just one type of blood. so that means no matter what blood type someone else has u can give blood to them, isnt that cool!
Can a father who has a blood type O positive can he father a daughter who has O Negative Blood Type?
yes, the mother could o negative
