Why is O+ the most common?

O type is the most common despite being a recessive gene because it is more highly expressed in the gene pool, while type A and type B are dominant (and type AB is codominant) but are less common because they are less expressed in the gene pool.
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Why O positive is so common?

O positive red blood cells are not universally compatible to all types, but they are compatible to any red blood cells that are positive (A+, B+, O+, AB+). Over 80% of the population has a positive blood type and can receive O positive blood. That's another reason it's in such high demand.
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Is type O the most common?

The need for O+ is high because it is the most frequently occurring blood type (37% of the population).
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Where is blood type O most common?

The 10 countries with the highest percentage of type O+ blood:
  • Chile (85.5%)
  • Ecuador (75.0%)
  • Peru (70.0%)
  • Zimbabwe (63%)
  • El Salvador (62.0%)
  • Colombia (61.3%)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (59.5%)
  • Mexico (50.09%)
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Which is more common O+ or O?

O+ is the most frequently occurring blood type and is found in 37 percent of the population. O- is found in six percent of the population. This blood is the second most frequently occurring blood type.
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Is the blood type O Rare?

Contrary to popular belief, O- blood is not the rarest blood type. It is estimated 7 percent of the population has O- blood type while only 1% of the population has AB- blood.
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What's the golden blood type?

One of the world's rarest blood types is one named Rh-null. This blood type is distinct from Rh negative since it has none of the Rh antigens at all. There are less than 50 people who have this blood type. It is sometimes called “golden blood.”
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Why is O blood so common?

Blood type is inherited. O type is the most common despite being a recessive gene because it is more highly expressed in the gene pool, while type A and type B are dominant (and type AB is codominant) but are less common because they are less expressed in the gene pool.
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Is O a good blood type?

O+ is always needed given the frequent use by hospitals. In an emergency, it is the first blood type in use! O+ helps patients with AB+, A+, B+, and O+ blood types. Only 9% of the population has this blood type.
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What are the 3 rarest blood types?

What are the 3 rarest blood types?
  • Rh-null or golden blood. It is the world's rarest blood type, with fewer than 50 known cases ever reported. ...
  • AB− AB− is the rarest of the eight basic blood types, accounting for less than one percent of the world's population. ...
  • HH blood type, rare ABO group, or Bombay blood group.
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Is O the oldest blood type?

Although type O comes from a recessive gene—if one parent has A or B blood, the child will be A or B—O is the oldest type, reports the BBC. A and B types only emerged in the last 20,000 years or so, and are still spreading.
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CAN A+ and O have a baby?

Could you please explain if it is possible for a father who has O positive blood and a mother with A positive blood to have a baby with O negative blood? I am a little confused and have been trying to research the answer. I would appreciate if you are able to assist. Yes this is definitely possible.
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Can O+ donate to O?

To donate blood it is necessary to follow the rules of blood typing: Blood O+ can donate to A+, B+, AB+ and O+ Blood O- can donate to A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+ and O-
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Where does O blood type originate from?

Based on this theory, the old races have O blood group, such as Red Indians of South America, and Eskimos that among them the frequency of O blood group is between 75–100%.
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What is the healthiest blood type?

What is the healthiest blood type?
  • People with type O blood have the lowest risk of heart disease while people with B and AB have the highest.
  • People with A and AB blood have the highest rates of stomach cancer.
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What is the personality of O blood type?

People with O blood type are daring, outgoing and go-getters. They have a habit of setting high standard for themselves and do all they can to achieve them. These people have excellent leadership qualities and little things do not bother them, which makes them appear as selfish to other people, especially to A type.
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Is type O blood dominant?

Blood Inheritance

Each biological parent donates one of two ABO genes to their child. The A and B genes are dominant and the O gene is recessive. For example, if an O gene is paired with an A gene, the blood type will be A.
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Can an AB parent have an O child?

An AB parent can indeed sometimes have an O child. But it is by no means common. In fact it would be fair to say that it is exceedingly rare. Usually, an AB parent and an A parent can only have children who are Type A or Type B.
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What is the strongest blood type?

If you have blood type O, you have antibodies that will fight the A and B antigens. If a person has blood type AB, they don't have such antibodies, and they can accept transfusions from all other blood types. Thus AB blood type people can be termed universal patients.
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Which blood group person should not marry?

The correct option is: d Rh+ male and Rh– femaleExplanation:Rh factor is a protein found in blood. 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.
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How do you get O blood?

Who can receive O positive blood? Anyone with an Rh positive blood type can receive O positive red blood cells – so that's A positive, B positive and AB positive as well as O positive.
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