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it means that if anything were to happen to you and you ended up needing a blood transfusion the doctors can treat you more easily than people with other blood types. people with AB blood are called "universal recipients" because they can receive blood that has been donated by anyone and their body will not reject it

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What type of blood a kid would have when the father has AB type and the mother A type?

If the father has AB blood, we know his genotype is AB. But if the mother has type A blood, she can either have AO or AA. If you cross AB x AO in a Punnett Square, the child would have a 50% chance of having type A blood, 25% chance of having AB and 25% chance of having type B. If you cross AB x AA, the child would have a 50% chance of having type A and a 50% chance of having type AB.


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 are some differences of having ab blood compared to having a different blood type?

ab blood can be transfused into only someone who is also ab but someone who is ab can receive any other type of blood. people with o blood can give to anybody but can only receive from other o people


Why a person with type AB blood safely receive blood from a person having type B blood?

because there is a trace of B blood in AB blood they can receive B blood>


What will happen to a baby when his father is blood type ab and his mother is blood type o?

If a parent's baby is having AB and O blood type, respectively, the baby's possible blood type will be A or B.


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.


Is it possible to have a child when the mother having blood type AB and the father having blood type o?

Yes, blood type combinations have no relevance on the viability of childbirth.


Can AB ve marry AB ve?

When talking only about marriage itself, a man with blood type AB can marry a woman with the same blood type. However, when talking about having children, having different Rh factors in the blood can cause fertility issues.


What do I need to do to see if I am blood type ab?

In order to determine your blood type, your blood needs to be tested. The country that blood type AB is most common is in Japan. Contact your doctor for more information on having your blood typed.


How is AB type blood different from other types of blood?

Blood type AB has both A and B antigens on their red blood cells, but neither type of antibody on their plasma. AB blood is a relatively new type of blood, having developed as a result of changing environments, and the co-mingling of two different blood types.


Is it possible to have a child with blood type AB when the mother having blood type O and the father having blood type A?

If the mother has O type blood and the father has A then the child could not have AB blood type. The possible blood types for these two people children would be type A and O. Lookup a Blood Type Calculator on the net and type in the different blood types and see the results.


Why can a patient with type AB blood get blood from all blood type donor?

Because he or she can receive all blood type for transfusion without having blood clumps.