6.blood Basics
6.blood Basics
6.blood Basics
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BLOOD FACTS
blood - living tissue that
• carries oxygen & nutrients to all parts of the body
• carries carbon dioxide & other waste products back
to the lungs, kidneys and liver for disposal
• fights against infection & helps heal wounds, so we
can stay healthy
average adult has about 5 liters of blood inside of their
body, which makes up 7-8% of their body weight.
~1 billion red blood cells in 2-3 drops of blood.
for every 600 red blood cells, there are ~40 platelets &
1 white cell.
http://www.bloodbankofalaska.org/about_blood/index.html
WHAT MAKES UP OUR BLOOD?
• RED BLOOD CELLS (Erythrocytes) – most abundant cells
in our blood; produced in the bone marrow & contain a protein
called hemoglobin that carries oxygen to our cells
• WHITE BLOOD CELLS (Leukocytes) –part of the immune
system & destroy infectious agents called pathogens
• PLASMA – yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains
electrolytes, nutrients & vitamins, hormones, clotting factors,
& proteins such as antibodies to fight infection.
• PLATELETS (Thrombocytes) – clotting factors that are
carried in the plasma; they clot together in a process called
coagulation to seal a wound and prevent a loss of blood
Blood composition
• Plasma - fluid, gives
volume contains
antibodies
• Platelets - helps in
clotting of blood
• white blood cells - used
in defense against foreign
invaders
• red blood cells - carry
oxygen
blood after it has been centrifuged
(separated into its different
components)
GENETICS OF BLOOD TYPES
• Early 1900s: inherited blood proteins were
identified by Karl Landsteiner & Philip Levine.
• Blood type is established before you are born,
by a specific gene inherited from your parents.
• You inherit one allele from your mother & one
from your father.
• This gene determine your blood type by causing
proteins called ANTIGENS (agglutinogens) to
exist on the surface of red blood cells.
GENETICS OF BLOOD TYPES
• 4 blood types: A, B, AB, & O
• inherited as the result of MULTIPLE ALLELES (many
forms of a gene); in this case, 3 alleles: A, B, & O
• since a person inherits only 2 for each trait, various
combinations of the 3 alleles can exist
(e.g., AO, AB, BB, etc.)
• A & B are codominant
• O is recessive
PHENOTYPE GENOTYPE
A AA, IAIA
A AO, IAi
B BB, IBIB
B BO, IBi
AB AB, IAIB
O OO, ii
Note:
• Blood types A & B have 2 possible genotypes
(homozygous and heterozygous)
• Blood types AB & O only have 1 genotype each
© 2007 Paul Billiet ODWS
Practice Problems:"
A mother is IA IB & a father is ii. Draw the Punnett square."
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http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/blood/types.cfm
How common are the 4 blood types?
4%
11%
45%
40%
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Rh FACTORS
mother-fetus
• Scientists sometimes study Rhesus monkeys to condition, called Rh
learn more about human anatomy because there factor was first
are certain similarities between the 2 species. identified in 1940
• While studying Rhesus monkeys, a certain blood
protein was discovered. This protein is also
present in the blood of some people. Other
people, however, do not have the protein.
• The presence of the protein, or lack of it, is
referred to as the Rh (for Rhesus) factor.
• If your blood does contain the protein, your
blood is said to be Rh positive (Rh+). If your A+ A-
blood does not contain the protein, your blood is
said to be Rh negative (Rh-). B+ B-
• It is independent of A, B, AB, & O blood type
AB+ AB-
http://www.fi.edu/biosci/blood/rh.html O+ O-
Rh Inheritance
How common is your blood type?
46.1%
38.8%
11.1%
3.9%
QUESTIONS
• WHY IS KNOWING ABOUT BLOOD TYPE
IMPORTANT?
Horse Blood
Human Blood
Dog Blood Snake Blood
Election
Scanning
Microscopic
View of Blood
Clotting