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Blood types, as people commonly know, has a classification which is simply based on two things:
* ABO group
* Rhesus factor Now, the ABO group, depends on two antigens; antigen A and antigen B. which lie on the surface of the RBC:
* A person having an A antigen on his RBC cells will show a blood type of A * A person having a B antigen on his RBC cells will show a blood type of B * A person having both A & B antigens on his RBC cells will show a blood type of AB * A person having neither of those antigens will show a blood type of O Second, the rhesus factor, which depends on a single antigen; antigen D, which also lies on the surface of the RBC:
* A person having a D antigen is called an Rh positive, e.g. A, B and D antigens' presence exhibit a blood type of AB+ (universal acceptor)
* A person without the D antigen is called an Rh negative, e.g. Neither A, nor B, nor D antigens' presence exhibit a blood type of O- (universal donor). Both factors combine to form the blood types as we know them today.
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∙ 11y agoIt means "What is your blood group" or "which group does your blood belong to?"
For example, you might have heard people say "My blood type is A" or "My blood group is A +ve [A positive]."
So, here, the "A" and "A +ve" indicate the blood type.
Thus when a person asks "What is your blood type?" you are supposed to tell him/her your blood group.
Additional Note: Blood Types are determined by a protein known as antigens which line the wall of your red blood corpuscle (RBCs). So, if you have antigen B, then your blood type is B or if you have no antigen, your blood type is O , if you have antigen A your blood type is A and if you have antigens A and B your blood type is AB.
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Justifying conclusions a nurse states that a person cannot have the blood type ABO do you agree or disagree explain?
Yes, a person can. When a person has gone under blood transfusion, he may have such type of blood.
Can a child with blood type O have a parent with AB blood type explain?
No. A and B are dominant blood types and O is recessive. A parent with blood type AB can only donate a dominant A or dominant B. A child with blood type O would need to come from parents with one of the following combinations: A-A, A-B, A-O, B-O, O-O
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.
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 is the function of the blood type A?
Type a blood is the antibody in type b. . . . .
What blood type do both parents have if the babies blood type is ab negative?
Anything except type 0. You need an understanding of genetics to answer this. There are lots of good websites that explain it.
Why can people with type AB blood can accept transfusions of any type blood and Explain?
Because their body recognizes the A and the B types of blood, and O is recognized by all types because it has no genes
Justifying conclusions a nurse states that a person cannot have the blood type ABO do you agree or disagree explain?
Yes, a person can. When a person has gone under blood transfusion, he may have such type of blood.
Each patient required one pint of blood The hospital received one pint each of type A B and O blood Explain whether the hospital had enough of the right type of the blood for each patient?
yes the hospital do have enough Well, type A blood can only receive type A blood and those who have type B blood can only use type B blood, and for type AB, you can get type 0 blood meaning you can receive any type of blood in your body has both A and B antigens on red cells. For type A blood, it has only the A has only the A antigen on red cells and for type B blood, it has only the B antigen on red cells.
Can a child with blood type O have a parent with AB blood type explain?
No. A and B are dominant blood types and O is recessive. A parent with blood type AB can only donate a dominant A or dominant B. A child with blood type O would need to come from parents with one of the following combinations: A-A, A-B, A-O, B-O, O-O
Can a person with blood type AB donate blood to a person with blood type A explain?
Each blood type has it's identifying proteins, and will reject blood with the wrong proteins. Type A blood is anti-B, type B blood is anti-A, type O blood has both, and type AB blood has neither. Imagine if someone with AB blood tried to donate to someone with A. AB blood has identifying proteins A and B. The type A blood would recognize the B proteins and kill the cells. The same thing would happen with B, which would recognize the A proteins and kill the cells. Type O blood would recognize and reject both the A and B proteins and reject them. However, if someone who is type AB gives to AB people, their blood does not destroy neither protein A nor B, so it would accept it.
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 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 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 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.
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.
