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This is a common misconception, that parents with type A or B or AB blood cannot have an O child. There are four blood types : A, B, AB, and O. When a baby is created, the mother donates one gene, and the father donates another. Therefore the baby has TWO genes coding for its blood type. The A gene and B gene are co-dominant. This means that if Mom gives baby an A gene, and Dad gives baby a B gene, both will be expressed through the blood group. THUS, baby is AB. However, the O gene is recessive. This means that if mom gives baby an A gene, and Dad gives baby an O gene, only the A gene is expressed. THUS baby's blood type is A. Therefore, people who type as an "A" can also carry the O gene - it is simply not expressed. Same theory applies to "B" type people. "AB" people carry only A and B, therefore, AB people should be theoretically incapable of creating an O child (save and except for a rare genetic transloation which can occurs called cis-AB). THEREFORE: if your mom is A (she can really be AA or AO) and your dad is B (again he can be BB or BO), and both carry the O Gene (i.e. AO & BO) The O genes may be passed on to you! Only when TWO O genes are inherited (OO) does a person express an O blood type. This being said, O blood types do not carry ABO antigens on their surface, unlike A cells, B cells, and AB cells. Therefore, O cells are essentially a "blank slate". This is ideal for people in need of blood immediately: a person of ANY blood type (A, B, AB, or O) can receive O blood. Visit a donation center today and help save lives.

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