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Contrast universal donor and universal recipient?

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A person with type O Rh D negative blood is a universal donor. A person with type AB Rh D positive blood is a universal recipient.It has to do with antigens, Rh factors, plasma compatibilities, and the ABO blood type spectrum.

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