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a) What is the difference between rhesus positive and rhesus negative blood samples.b) Joy, a potential mother of blood type B rhesus negative requires a...

a) What is the difference between rhesus positive and rhesus negative blood samples.
b) Joy, a potential mother of blood type B rhesus negative requires a blood transfusion before her first pregnancy. What blood groups can she receive from safely? Explain your answer.

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Alice
a) The rhesus positive blood sample contains the rhesus antigen whereas the rhesus negative blood sample does not contain the rhesus antigen.
b) B- and O- because they lack the rhesus factor and no agglutination of the antibodies will occur.
Alambi answered the question on August 8, 2018 at 07:51

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