Practice mode Circulation

A person with blood group O Rh-negative is called a universal donor because their red cells ____.

Correct answer C. carry no A, B or Rh(D) antigens

Explanation

Recipients' antibodies attack donor cells only if those cells carry the matching antigen. O-negative red cells have no A, B or D antigens, so they are unlikely to be agglutinated.

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