AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

CODOMINANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
which blood type is the universal donor (all people can receive it)?
A
O
B
AB
C
A
D
B
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Group O can donate red blood cells to anybody. It’s the universal donor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer From Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.B.B.S. For emergency transfusions, blood group type O negative blood is the variety of blood that has the lowest risk of causing serious reactions for most people who receive it. Because of this, it’s sometimes called the universal blood donor type.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Is A Universal Blood Type? In an emergency situation where a patient’s blood type is unknown, type O negative blood is the only blood type that is safe to use. The reason is that it is compatible with all blood types. Type O negative is known as the universal blood type.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those with O positive blood can only receive transfusions from O positive or O negative blood types.

Detailed explanation-5: -O negative donors are often called ‘universal donors’ because anyone can receive the red blood cells from their donations. Although about 8% of the population has O negative blood, it accounts for around 13% of hospital requests for red blood cells.

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