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People having the blood group AB positive are called 'universal acceptor' because both anti-A and anti-B antibodies, as well as anti-D antibodies are absent in there blood circulation. Hence, these people generally face no chances of agglutination when transfused with blood of whatever blood group.

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What blood type would a universal acceptor have?

AB positive


Can ab positive blood be received by any other blood types?

Yes, AB positive is a universal acceptor


Why blood ab is the universal acceptor?

Since the antibodies in blood group AB are absent, the donor's RBC in the recipient's body will not agglutinate because agglutination will occur when the natural antibodies of the pasma of the recipient's body will react with the foriegn antigen.


What blood type is the universal acceptor?

AB+ is the the universal acceptor, which can receive any blood type. People with AB have no antibodies to react with either A or B blood antigen coat. O- is the universal donor, which can donate to anyone who needs blood as there are both AB antibodies.


Which is universal acceptors?

Blood type AB is considered the universal acceptor because individuals with this blood type can receive transfusions from individuals with any ABO blood type without experiencing an adverse reaction. This is because blood type AB individuals have both A and B antigens on their red blood cells and do not have antibodies against these antigens.


What is the universial recipient blood type?

ab


Universal blood recipient?

If you are AB positive (AB+ is universal receiver for positive blood group) then you can receive blood from A+, B+ & O+ & if you are AB negative then you cn receive blood from A-, B- & O-.


Are there antibodies present to a and b if ab positive?

No, AB positive patients have neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies. Thus, AB positive is known as the universal receiver of all blood types :).


Which blood type would be a universal recipient?

that would be AB POSITIVE


Why is blood type AB the universal donor?

AB isn't the universal donor, O is. AB is a universal acceptor because RBC (red blood cells) contain the A and B antigen (simply put, it is a marker on the cell) so the body accepts any blood type because it recognizes the antigens. O is the universal donor because it contains no antigens, so no immune system will attack it.


What are adventage of having ab positive?

The chief advantage of having type AB positive blood is the ability to accept a blood donation from a person of any blood type. AB + is called the universal recipient.


What Rhesus factor is the universal recipient?

The universal recipient for blood would be AB+, including positive for the Rh (Rhesus) factor.