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What is the term for a person with type O blood who can give blood to anyone because lack of cell A or B antigens?
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A person with this blood type is called the universal donor. But it is still best to do a blood typing and cross match. Often this O type is used in army field hospitals and other emergency situations.
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How can a person have type AB blood?
they have AB blood because it has antigens
Does a person with type O blood have A or B antigens on the red blood cell?
No antigens.That is why they are the universal donors and anyone can receive their blood.
What types of blood can people who are O positive accept?
People with O blood can only accept O blood. this is because type O blood does not have any antigens. Types A, B, and AB blood have A or B antigens, or both, respectively. If a person receives blood with antigens their blood does not contain it will cause their blood to clot and they will die.
How might a technique to remove A and B antigens from red blood cells be used to increase the supply of donated blood?
That would be extremely useful if it can be developed. There are four types of blood: AB, A, B, and O. They are classifed by the antigens that they have. Type O blood has no antigens but it does have anti-A and anti-B antibodies, so it can only accept type O blood (although since it has no antigens, it can give blood to anyone). Type A blood has A antigens and anti-B antibodies so it can't accept any blood with B antigens in it (such as type B or AB). Type B blood has anti-A antibodies and can't accept A or AB blood. Type AB has A antigens and B antigens so it can't donate to any other blood besides AB (although it can receive any type of blood). If everyone was type O blood, and didn't have any antigens, then every type of blood would be able to receive it because the antibodies wouldn't have any antigens to react with so it would be accepted by anyone.
Does type AB blood contains agglutinate A and B?
If the blood type is AB then the agglutinin would be O because agglutinin is what we do not have. Since the person has AB type blood, he/she does not have O type blood.
A person with type A blood has?
Yes, type A blood has A antigens.
What condition does a person have to fulfill to be a universal blood donor?
To be a universal blood donor one must have O- blood type. A person with this blood type has blood cells with no antigens, so it won't react with other blood types, making it safe for anyone to receive the blood.
Does Type B blood have A antigens?
No, type B blood does not have A antigens. Type B blood has B antigens.
What is type B blood?
Human blood contains antigens. Antigens can make one person allergic to the blood from another person. There are two main antigens, A and B. A person without either has type O blood. So a person can have type A blood, type B, or type O. Also a person can have a combination of A and B antigens and have type AB blood. In addition blood has an Rh factor, which can be positive or negative. So a person can be A positive or A negative, O positive or O negative, and so forth. B+ simply means a person has type B blood and is Rh positive.
What is b plus blood type?
Human blood contains antigens. Antigens can make one person allergic to the blood from another person. There are two main antigens, A and B. A person without either has type O blood. So a person can have type A blood, type B, or type O. Also a person can have a combination of A and B antigens and have type AB blood. In addition blood has an Rh factor, which can be positive or negative. So a person can be A positive or A negative, O positive or O negative, and so forth. B+ simply means a person has type B blood and is Rh positive.
What particles in blood determine the blood group of a person?
Antigens or RH factor
How do co-dominant alleles work?
Co-dominant alleles are both expressed, because both are translated into RNA. One of the best examples of co-dominance is human A/B blood type. The thing that differentiates A and B blood types is the antigens found on the surface of the blood cells. A person with two alleles for A-type antigens will have only A-type antigens, and a person with two B-type alleles will have only B-type antigens. However, a person with one A-type allele and one B-type allele will have blood type AB. A third allele, O-type, has no antigens on the surface of blood cells, and so is only "expressed" in the phenotype if a person has two O-type alleles (and therefore no antigens on their blood cells.)
