Definition: The Blood
Typing of an individual's blood.
Explanation: Many
people also have a so called Rh factor
on the red blood cell's surface. This
is also an antigen and those who have
it are called Rh+. Those who haven't
are called Rh-. A person with Rh- blood
does not have Rh antibodies naturally
in the blood plasma (as one can have
A or B antibodies, for instance). But
a person with Rh- blood can develop
Rh antibodies in the blood plasma if
he or she receives blood from a person
with Rh+ blood, whose Rh antigens can
trigger the production of Rh antibodies.
A person with Rh+ blood can receive
blood from a person with Rh- blood without
any problems.
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