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Does A Negative And B Positive Parents Have B Negative Child?
Question: My blood type is a neg. my husband is b positive. Son is b neg? is that accurate?
Brief Answer:
is possible
Detailed Answer:
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The A, B , AB or O blood types refer to the presence of specific antigens on the red blood cells. Antigens are a type of protein.
Persons with blood type A- have A antigen on the red blood cell
Persons wit blood type B- have B antigen on red blood cells
Persons with AB- have both a and b antigens
Persons with O- have neither A or b antigens
In addition to the type, a persons is either positive or negative. This means that either they have another type of antigen (rhesus factor) or they don't
If you have your blood type then has positive at the end (for example a positive or b positive)
If you do not have it then your type has negative at the end (a negative or b negative).
An A neg mother and B positive father can have children with different blood groups including B negative.
Summary: blood groups are possible groups seen
is possible
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The A, B , AB or O blood types refer to the presence of specific antigens on the red blood cells. Antigens are a type of protein.
Persons with blood type A- have A antigen on the red blood cell
Persons wit blood type B- have B antigen on red blood cells
Persons with AB- have both a and b antigens
Persons with O- have neither A or b antigens
In addition to the type, a persons is either positive or negative. This means that either they have another type of antigen (rhesus factor) or they don't
If you have your blood type then has positive at the end (for example a positive or b positive)
If you do not have it then your type has negative at the end (a negative or b negative).
An A neg mother and B positive father can have children with different blood groups including B negative.
Summary: blood groups are possible groups seen
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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