AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Group O can donate red blood cells to anybody. It’s the universal donor. Click on a blood type below to learn more. Group O can donate red blood cells to anybody.

Detailed explanation-2: -What blood can O negative people receive? People with O negative blood can only receive red cell donations from O negative donors.

Detailed explanation-3: -40% of the population, or 1 in 2.5 people, has type O-positive blood. Type O-positive blood can be transfused to any positive blood type: A-positive, B-positive, AB-positive, and of course other O-positives. Patients with O-positive blood can receive blood transfusions from other O-positives or O-negative donors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although the blood type O+ can donate blood to all positive blood types (A+, B+, AB+, and O+), it is not a universal donor. Blood type O-is the universal blood donor, meaning that people with this blood type can donate blood to all other types with a lower risk of causing serious reactions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Who can receive O positive blood? Anyone with an Rh positive blood type can receive O positive red blood cells – so that’s A positive, B positive and AB positive as well as O positive. That means 3 in 4 people, or around 76% of the population, can benefit from your donation.