The Characteristics Of Blood Types In The Human Body

The difference in blood types was discovered in the 1900s. Blood transfusions can only be completed after matching blood types. Everyone does not carry the same blood type although blood type O is the most common in the United States (US). The four blood types we know of are type A, B, O and AB. The ABO blood type is determined genetically. Each blood type can be identified by the absence or presence of agglutinogens. With that being said, blood type O is a universal blood donor. Anyone with an O blood type is not a universal receiver. Those with blood type O can only receive transfusions from like blood types. Antigens on the red blood cells have antibodies that fight against other blood types from entering the cell. Which is why an individual’s blood type is based upon the antigens he or she has. This would mean persons with neither A nor B antigens on their red blood cells, has both Anti-A and Anti- B antibodies, which means they have type O blood.

Type AB: The genotype is AB. The antigens on the blood cell are A and B. There are no A or B antibodies in the blood plasma.

Some people strongly believe that donating blood is bad, but what people don’t know is that it actually has surprisingly good benefits like reducing the risk of cancer, burning calories, and even saving someone’s life, so everyone who has the opportunity to give should.

To explain the ABO and Rh blood groups and to identify the universal donor and the universal acceptor (recipient).

We claimed that Mr. Johnson could possibly be related to one of his children, and this could be shown in a Punnett square with his blood type as one allele and Mrs. Johnson’s as the other. Same for Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Wilson. The father of child #1 cannot be determined because with either father the child could have type O blood. Child #2 can in no way be related to Mr. Johnson, because it has either type BB or BO blood, and Mr. Johnson has no B alleles in his blood type. Child #3 could possibly be related to Mr. Johnson because they have the same blood type possibilities, AA or AO. Therefore, our claim of Mr. Johnson possibly being related to at least one child is true, and our essential question, (Are Mr. Johnson’s children his biological offspring?) has been sufficiently

Not everybody is in acceptance of blood transfusions. Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious group that come from many ethnic and language backgrounds, do not accept blood transfusions for multiple reasons. The main reason why Jehovah Witnesses do not accept blood transfusions is that “we seek the best possible medical care for ourselves and our families. When we have health problems, we go to doctors who have skill in providing medical and surgical care without blood” (Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Accept Blood Transfusions? 1). Since Jehovah Witnesses do not accept blood transfusions, they must find another alternative, or else they are likely to die.

The Book of Blood by HP Newquist is about bloods uses now and in the past as far as ancient Egypt. HP Newquist explains how blood letting was very popular and very ineffective, but more often than not the person got better because losing blood made them tired and sleep helps concentrate the body’s attention on the illness. Early blood transfers also were not very successful because the scientists back then couldn’t tell the difference between O, A, B, AB blood types and therefore mixing different blood types. We now know that blood letting will not help the body get better, but people do donate their blood to help others who are in need of blood to survive, which now doctors can successfully transfer and identify blood types.

In 1900, Karl Landsteiner, a Viennese pathologist/immunologist was the first person to ever distinguish between the three different types of blood groups (A, B, and O). This combined with the advancement and growth of the Red Cross provided the support for the beginnings of blood transfusions for wounded soldiers.

there are four major blood types a ,b, ab, or O. The antigens on the surface of a blood cell determines what kind of blood type you have. Antigens are proteins on the surface of blood cells that can cause a response from the immune system. We need to know these blood types so that if we ever needed a blood transfusion, we know what blood type we would need. It matters what blood type you receive when you have a transfusion because if you receive a different blood type that yours it could possibly kill you. All you need is to receive 50 miles or more of the wrong blood type and you could die. , but there is an exception for some blood types that can be universal. For example, blood type O, can be given to anyone because blood type O has no

“The need for an exact blood type match between those donating blood and the patients receiving the blood

Blood type is controlled by 1 gene that has 3 possible alleles. The alleles are:

Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson have been married for several years. During their marriage, the couple has had three children. Mr. Johnson has recently discovered that his wife, Mrs. Johnson, has been having an affair with Mr. Wilson throughout their marriage. Thus, Mr. Johnson now questions if he is truly the biological father of the three children. My task was to use what I know about the inheritance of ABO blood types in hopes of answering the guiding question: Are all of Mr. Johnson’s kids his biological offspring.

There are four major blood groups expressed by the ABO system. All individuals and many other primates can be categorized for the ABO blood group. First, the blood group A has A antigens on the red blood cells with anti-B antibodies in the plasma blood. Second, group B has B antigens with anti-A antibodies in the plasma blood. Next, group O develops no antigens but has together anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma blood. For group AB, it has both A and B antigens but no antibodies.

Forensic scientist use the 'ABO blood grouping System', which is a system that measures antigens within the body to determine blood type and are normally

The blood grouping systems commonly used include the ABO system that was first described by Karl Landsteiner. The discovery of blood grouping systems helped to avoid unnecessary death emanating from blood transfusion. The basics of blood grouping systems lie behind the inheritance of genes. The possession and inheritance of blood groups attribute to the parents who combine alleles responsible for the blood groups. The parents thus play a pivotal role in determining the blood groups of the offspring. This paper will work towards the discussion of inheritance of human blood groups.