Fill in the blood type for samples of the following scenarios. a ) __________ anti-A not present, anti-B present, anti-Rh presen
t b) __________ anti-A present, anti-B not present, anti-Rh not present c) __________ anti-A not present, anti-B not present, anti-Rh not present d) __________ anti-A present, anti-B present, anti-Rh present e) __________ anti-A not present, anti-B not present, anti-Rh present
During blood typing, the blood plasma is checked for antibodies. This is what is meant by "anti" in the statements. Keep in mind that if the antibody against a specific blood type is present, the blood cannot have that type. So, if anti-A is present, the blood type is not A. Moreover, the Rh antigen determines the positive (present of Rh) and negative (absence of Rh) nature of blood type. If the anti-Rh is present, the blood type is negative. Using this information, we see that: a) A negative b) B positive c) AB positive d) O negative (O because both anti-A and anti-B are present) e) <span>AB negative (AB because neither anti-A and anti-B are present)</span>
