NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

INHERITANCE AND VARIATION

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A woman needs a kidney transplant. The best candidate to donate a kidney to her is her
A
co-worker.
B
daughter.
C
friend.
D
husband.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is living donation? Living donation takes place when a living person donates an organ (or part of an organ) for transplantation to another person. The living donor can be a family member, such as a parent, child, brother or sister (living related donation).

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood type O is considered the universal donor. People with blood type O can give to any other blood type. Blood type AB is called the universal recipient because they can receive an organ or blood from people with any blood type. The chart below shows which blood type can donate to which.

Detailed explanation-3: -Conclusions. Our results suggested gender matching for kidney transplant. Only in some exceptional conditions, male donor to female recipient kidney transplant may be successful and female donors to male recipients are not suggested, especially in aged patients with the history of dialysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Patients must meet the following criteria in order to be accepted as candidates for kidney transplant: • Have life expectancy of 5 years • Have adequate nutritional status and appropriate physical conditioning to tolerate the transplant • Have reliable, consistent caregivers.

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