Can a child have a different blood group than both parents?

Is it possible for a child to have different blood type than both of its parents? Yes, a child is able to have a different blood type than both parents. Which parent decides the blood type of the child? The child's blood type is decided by both parents' blood type.

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Can a baby have a different blood type than both parents?

A baby may have the blood type and Rh factor of either parent, or a combination of both parents. Rh factors follow a common pattern of genetic inheritance. The Rh-positive gene is dominant (stronger) and even when paired with an Rh-negative gene, the positive gene takes over.

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What happens to child if parents have different blood group?

If a baby's and mother's blood are incompatible, it can lead to fetal anemia, immune hydrops (erythroblastosis fetalis) and other complications. The most common type of blood type incompatibility is Rh disease (also known as Rh incompatibility). The Rh factor is a protein on the covering of red blood cells.

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Can a father and son have different blood group?

Neither of your parents has to have the same blood type as you. For example if one of your parents was AB+ and the other was O+, they could only have A and B kids. In other words, most likely none of their kids would share either parent's blood type.

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Can you be O blood type if your parents aren t?

Blood Type

The table also shows why AB parents so rarely have an O child. Because they don't have an O to pass on! To be O, you usually need to get an O from both mom and dad. But an AB parent usually has an A and a B version, not an O.

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Can two parents with a positive blood have an O negative baby?

Yes, Mom or Dad may be positive, but that recessive negative gene is still floating around in his or her DNA. If it becomes paired with another negative gene from a similar positive-negative parent, that child will be negative even though both parents are positive. It's an everyday occurrence, says pediatrician Dr.

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Do siblings always have the same blood type?

Brothers and sisters don't always share the same blood type. The genotype of both parents plays a role in defining the blood type. For instance, children of parents with the genotypes AO and BO may have the blood types A, B, AB, or O. Thus, siblings do not necessarily have the same blood type.

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What are the 3 rarest blood types?

What are the rarest blood types?
  • O positive: 35%
  • O negative: 13%
  • A positive: 30%
  • A negative: 8%
  • B positive: 8%
  • B negative: 2%
  • AB positive: 2%
  • AB negative: 1%

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What 2 blood types are not compatible for pregnancy?

Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus' blood type is Rh positive. Antibodies from an Rh negative mother may enter the blood stream of her unborn Rh positive infant, damaging the red blood cells (RBCs).

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What is the rarest blood type?

What's the rarest blood type? AB negative is the rarest of the eight main blood types - just 1% of our donors have it. Despite being rare, demand for AB negative blood is low and we don't struggle to find donors with AB negative blood.

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Can two O positive parents have a healthy baby?

Two parents who have O positive blood could easily have a child who is O negative. In fact, most children who are O negative have parents who are positive, since the +- combination is so much more common than the — combination.

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What blood group is a child based on parents?

Each biological parent donates one of their two ABO alleles to their child. A mother who is blood type O can only pass an O allele to her son or daughter. A father who is blood type AB could pass either an A or a B allele to his son or daughter.

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Can a child with AB blood type have a parent with O blood?

Answer and Explanation: A man with type O blood would not be able to produce a child with type AB blood regardless of the mothers blood type. This is because type O blood is recessive and these individuals have two O alleles so the only allele they would be able to pass to a child would be "O".

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What causes your blood type to change?

Usually, you'll have the same blood type all of your life. In rare cases, however, blood types can change. The change usually relates to unique circumstances, such as having a bone marrow transplant or getting certain types of leukemia or infections. Not all of these changes in blood type are permanent.

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How can I check my blood type without a test?

Without drawing blood

A person may be able to use a saliva sample to test for their blood type. Around 80% of people produce the relevant antigens in their saliva. According to 2018 research , if a person secretes these antigens in their saliva, a dried saliva sample can reliably indicate their blood type.

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Can 2 parents have a baby with a blood type that is not the same as either parents?

Is it possible for a child to have different blood type than both of its parents? Yes, a child is able to have a different blood type than both parents.

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What blood type is risky for pregnancy?

The "positive" or "negative" part of your blood type, such as O positive or A negative, refers to your Rh status. During pregnancy, problems can occur if you are Rh negative and your fetus is Rh positive. Treatment can be given to prevent these problems.

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Which blood groups should not marry?

A person having Rh factor in blood is called Rh positive whereas that who does not carry this protein in the blood is called Rh negative. Marriage should be avoided in between Rh negative female & Rh positive male. This can be fatal for the mother as well as the baby of such parents.

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What blood type is Queen Elizabeth 2?

Famous Type O personalities: Queen Elizabeth II, John Lennon or Paul Newman.

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What is the most needed blood type?

Types O negative and O positive are in high demand. Only 7% of the population are O negative. However, the need for O negative blood is the highest because it is used most often during emergencies. The need for O+ is high because it is the most frequently occurring blood type (37% of the population).

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What is the rare golden blood type?

Rh-null blood can be accepted by anyone with a rare blood type in the Rh system. “Golden blood” is as rare in reality as it was in ancient Greek mythology: only forty-three people in the world are known to have had this blood type.

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How do you determine a child's blood type?

A child inheriting an O from each parent will have type O blood. If the biological mother gives an A gene for blood type and the biological father gives an A gene for blood type, the child will have type A blood. “If the genes passed down are AA, the blood type shows up as A,” says Seitz.

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Does a baby get its blood from the father?

The unborn baby is connected to the placenta by the umbilical cord. All the necessary nutrition, oxygen, and life support from the mother's blood goes through the placenta and to the baby through blood vessels in the umbilical cord.

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Can a and O have a baby?

One parent with A and another with B can produce a child with A, B, AB or O blood types. If one parent has A and another has AB, they can either produce a child with A, B or AB blood types. If one parent has A and another has O, they can either produce a child with A or O blood types.

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Do they test your blood type at birth?

If you're RhD negative, blood will be taken from your baby's umbilical cord when they're born. This is to check their blood group and see if the anti-D antibodies have been passed into their blood. This is called a Coombs test.

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