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the Letters A and B stand for the antigen present in the blood. If no antigen is present it is called type O. A (B) type blood would produce antibodies against A blood. For the body to except foreign blood (FB), the FB must not have the antigen that is different the the bodies antigen

so a person with type A blood can receive blood from a person of blood type A, or O

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