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There are two important blood types: the ABO blood type and the Rhesus blood type. ABO is the A, B, AB, or O blood type, and the Rhesus type is the + or - usually written after the ABO blood type (eg. AB+ or O-). At the level of your blood, blood type is determined by proteins present on the surface of red blood cells, which circulate around your body delivering oxygen to cells. On the surface of red blood cells is a combination of three surface proteins: A, B, and Rhesus. Blood types code for the presence or absence of these proteins. Blood type A have A type surface proteins but lack B. Blood type B lacks A but has B proteins. Blood type AB has both, and Blood type O has neither A nor B. Rhesus positive exhibit the Rhesus protein, while Rhesus negative lack it. It is these proteins which determine which types of blood you can receive safely. Individuals with A type blood cells cannot be exposed to B type surface proteins safely, so B and AB blood is off the cards for them. O negative blood lacks any of these proteins so can be transfused into any patient, hence the term "universal donor". It is your genes which determine which of these proteins are expressed. As with the majority of genes you have two copies of both the ABO and Rhesus genes, one copy from your mother and one from your father. From each parent you inherent either an A, a B, or an O gene, and also either a Rhesus positive (Rh+) or a Rhesus negative (Rh-) gene. The combination of the two genes you have determines your blood type as follows: AA or AO = A Blood type BB or BO = B Blood type AB = AB blood type OO = O Blood type Rh+Rh+ or Rh+Rh- = Rhesus positive Rh-Rh- = Rhesus negative
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What can a person with type B blood receive?
a person with O+/- blood can only receive O+/- blood respectively. O+ can give blood to any other + blood type, and O- can give blood to anyone.
What blood type can a baby have if both parents have type A blood?
If both parents have type A blood then the baby should have type A blood. or type O blood
What blood type is a universal donor and what blood type is a universal receiver?
The universal donor blood type is O negative. This blood type can be given to individuals of any blood type. The universal receiver blood type is AB positive. This blood type can receive blood from individuals of any blood type.
What traits does the blood type A have different then blood type B?
blood type A has type A antigens. blood type B has type B antigens.
Why are blood type and RH checked before a blood transfusion?
If the blood type of the donor is different from the receivers blood type, the blood type of the revive can attack the different type of blood
What are the blood type for father with blood type A and mother with blood type B?
My elder sister have blood type AB, myself having blood type A and my younger brother having blood type O.
Can a person with blood type A and a person with blood type B have a child with blood type O?
Yes, it is possible for a person with blood type A and a person with blood type B to have a child with blood type O.
Why is blood type O blood not a universal recipient?
Blood type O can only receive from other blood type Os, because of reactions to the A and B antigens from Blood Type A, Blood Type B and Blood Type AB.
Can blood type 0 plus and blood type b plus have a?
Can B+ type blood be transfused into O type blood in humans?
What percentage of people have type O negative blood?
About 7% of people have the blood type O negative. Type 0 blood is the most needed blood type as it is the universal blood type. Though those with this blood type must have this blood type and no other.
