Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 307

Question: Even though a donor X and a recipient Y belongs to the same blood group, tranfusion of blood leads to aggulutination. This is because

Options:

A) X is $ R{h^{+}} $ and Y is $ R{h^{-}} $

B) Haemoglobin of X and Y is different

C) X is $ R{h^{-}} $ and Y is $ R{h^{-}} $

D) Both are $ R{h^{+}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Corresponding antibodies which are normally absent in human blood, develops when Rh+ blood is transfused to Rh- recipient which leads to aggulutination and even may lead to death.