Blood Typing
Blood Typing
Blood Typing
O+ can be given to patients with type O+, A+, B+, AB+ and can
receive type O+, O-.
A+ can be given to patients with type A+, AB+ and can receive type
O+, A+, O-, A-.
B+ can be given to patients with type B+, AB+ and can receive type
O+, B+, O-, B-.
AB+ can be given to patients with type AB+ and can receive type O+,
A+, B+, AB+, O-, A-, B-, AB-
O- can be given to patients with type O+, A+, B+, AB+, O-, A-, B-,
AB- and can receive type O-
A- can be given to patients with type A+, AB+, A-, AB- and can
receive type O-, A-
B- can be given to patients with type B+, AB+, B-, AB- and can
receive type O-, B-
AB- can be given to patients with type AB+, AB- and can receive type
O-, A-, B-, AB-
Every individual has a couple of ABO blood type alleles. One is inherited from the biological mother and
the other from the biological father. A description of this pair in the offspring's DNA is termed as a
"genotype". These genotypes are of six types: