ABO System - Discovered by Karl Landsteiner in the year 1900.
Blood Group |
Antigen |
Antibody |
Can Donate To |
Can Receive From |
A |
A |
Anti-B |
A, AB |
A, O |
B |
B |
Anti-A |
B, AB |
B, O |
AB |
A, B |
None |
AB |
A, B, AB, O |
O |
None |
Anti-A, Anti-B |
A, B, AB, O |
O |
Blood Group |
Antigen |
Antibody |
Rh Factor |
Can Donate To |
Can Receive From |
A⁺ |
A, Rh |
Anti-B |
Rh⁺ |
A⁺, AB⁺ |
A⁺, A⁻, O⁺, O⁻ |
A⁻ |
A |
Anti-B, Anti-Rh |
Rh⁻ |
A⁺, A⁻, AB⁺, AB⁻ |
A⁻, O⁻ |
B⁺ |
B, Rh |
Anti-A |
Rh⁺ |
B⁺, AB⁺ |
B⁺, B⁻, O⁺, O⁻ |
B⁻ |
B |
Anti-A, Anti-Rh |
Rh⁻ |
B⁺, B⁻, AB⁺, AB⁻ |
B⁻, O⁻ |
AB⁺ |
A, B, Rh |
None |
Rh⁺ |
AB⁺ (only) |
All (Universal recipient) |
AB⁻ |
A, B |
Anti-Rh |
Rh⁻ |
AB⁺, AB⁻ |
A⁻, B⁻, AB⁻, O⁻ |
O⁺ |
Rh |
Anti-A, Anti-B |
Rh⁺ |
A⁺, B⁺, AB⁺, O⁺ |
O⁺, O⁻ |
O⁻ |
None |
Anti-A, Anti-B, Anti-Rh |
Rh⁻ |
All (Universal donor) |
O⁻ (only) |
Q. What is the name given to the new blood group discovered recently in a woman from Karnataka? (a) IBGRL (b) CRIB (c) COMER (d) INBL |
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