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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

Question
CBSEENBI12002471

A person with unknown blood group under ABO system has suffered much blood loss in an accident and needs an immediate blood transfusion. His one friend who has a valid certificate of his own blood type offers for blood donation without delay. What would have been the type of blood group of the donor friend?

  • Type AB

  • Type O

  • Type A

  • Type B

Solution

B.

Type O

Blood type 'O' has no any antigen but both types of antibodies 'a' and 'b'. The person with blood type 'O' is a universal donor.