EP CONNECT ONLINE ACCESS FOR BIOLOGY:
EP CONNECT ONLINE ACCESS FOR BIOLOGY:
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ISBN: 9781260542226
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 30, Problem 4WIO
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Which blood type is considered to “universal donor” and which is called the “universal recipient”. Refer to figure 30.4.

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The ABO blood grouping in RBCs is based on the presence or absence of surface antigen. Antigens are the chemicals that induce the immune response while antibodies are proteins also called immunoglobins is produced by B-cells of immune system in response to antigens.

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