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If A Child Has AB+ Blood,what Type Blood Could The Full Biolgical Siblings Have?

Posted on Fri, 14 Feb 2014

Question: If a child has AB+ blood - what type blood could the full biolgical siblings have?

Answered by Dr. Praveen (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: This depends on parents blood group Detailed Answer: Hi.Thanks for writing on XXXXXXX This depends on the blood group of the parents.Depending on this there are two possibilities- If both the parents are having AB+ then child's siblings will have AB+. If one parent is A+ and other is B+ then child's siblings can be A+,B+,AB+ or O+ve. Hope this answer's your query.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Praveen (8 minutes later)

Thank you. Whst is O+ve?

Answered by Dr. Praveen (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer: O means absence of A & B antigens in blood Detailed Answer: O+ve is the commonest blood group which is seen among the four blood groups namely A, B, AB and O. It means the individual does not have A and B antigens. Hope this answers your query.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D