Which of the following statements is incorrect?
| 1. | A person of ‘O’ blood group has anti ‘A’ and anti ‘B’ antibodies in his blood plasma. |
| 2. | A person of ‘B’ blood group can’t donate blood to a person of ‘A’ blood group. |
| 3. | Blood group is designated on the basis of the presence of antibodies in the blood plasma. |
| 4. | A person of AB blood group is universal recipient. |
ABO blood grouping in human is based on the presence or absence of two surface antigens on the RBCs namely A and B. Similarly, the plasma of different individuals contain two natural antibodies. This distribution of antigens and antibodies in the four groups of blood A, B, AB and O are as follows
Blood Groups and Donors Compatibility
|
Blood Group |
Antigens on RBCs |
Antibodies on Plasma |
Donor's Group |
|
A B AB O |
A B A, B nil |
anti-B anti-A nil anti-A,B |
A, O B, O AB, A, B, O O |
Thus, blood group in universal donar 4 blood group AB in universal recipient and the other options are correct.
