8-12 Flashcards
CONSIDERED TO BE THE UNIVERSAL RBC DONORS
TYPE O
WHY IS TYPE O THE UNIVERSAL DNORS
due to the absence of A and B antigen on their Red cells
genes are autosomal codominant located on the short arm of what chromosome
chromosome 1
Rh antigens are inherited as
codominant alleles
Rh antigens are transmembrane polypeptides and are integral part of
RBC membrane
frequency of D
85 %
frequency of d
15%
frequency of c
80 %
frequency of C
70%
frequency of E
30 %
frequency of e
98%
DCE terminology is also known as
fisher-race
Rh-Hr terminology is also known as
weiner
Controlled by 3 closed linked loci
Rh inheritance
each locus has its own alleles which are
Dd,Cc,Ee
theory of multiple allelomorphoric gene
weiner
ALPHA/numeric terminology terminology is also known as
rosenfield