Goodday guys, this time around, we shall be discussing genetics and our focus would be reading blood groups. (This has been posted on our WhatsApp group as a presentation before now. Please ensure to leave your comments in the comments and join the WhatsApp group; here's the link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnowhI7aTAoHfFkD9cNZRL ) Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics of particular chromosomes and DNA. So, how do we get to read blood groups? We shall be discussing that. The blood is claasified into four distinct groups: A, B, AB and O which is in relation to the antigens and antibodies found in the blood. Now, what do we understand by Antigens and Antibodies? Antibodies are found in the plasma while Antigens are found on the surface of the red blood cells. Antigens can either be A or B while antibodies can either be anti-a or anti-b. Let us take note that if Antigen A is present in a blood sam...
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