I have AB + blood type. My ancestors were mainly Finnish, Sami, and a tiny bit of French many generations back
AB blood type can be created by combining A and B blood types.
there are 8 types of blood a+, b+, o+, ab+,a-,b-,o-,ab-
Blood type A can receive a transfusion from blood types A and AB.
When donating blood they can only be given to a specific blood type. Type A can be given to A or AB blood types only. Type B can be given to B or AB blood types only. Type AB can only be given to AB. While type O can be given to all type A, B, AB and O blood types.
Blood AB.
A person with phenotype AB blood must have genotype AB blood. Meaning that the person has inherited both A and B alleles.
The AB blood type is known as the universal recipient. Therefore, the groups that a person with this blood type can give blood to are limited. If your blood is AB+, then you can only give to others with AB+ blood. If your blood is AB-, then you can give to people with both AB+ or AB- blood.
Blood types/groupsA+, A-B+, B-AB+, AB-O+, O-
It's important for anyone who can donate blood to donate, but the fact is that AB is not a donor for any blood type but its own. AB can only donate to AB. AB is, however, what is referred to as a universal recipient, meaning that someone with type AB blood can receive blood from AB, A, B, and O blood types. This being the case, it wouldn't seem that a shortage of AB blood would be a problem unless there is a generalized blood shortage of all types (which there usually is, so donate if you can spare a pint!)
People who have AB blood are the universal recipient. They can receive blood from any blood type which can come in handy in an emergency situation requiring blood.
Well for starters we would have to see what RH group you are in you see AB+ can receive blood from people that are A+ A- B+ B- O+ O- AB+ AB- but can only give to people that are AB+.If you are AB- you can receive from blood types A- B- O- and AB- but you can give to people that are AB+ and AB-.
o+,o-,a+, a-,b-, b+,ab+, ab-