What Does My Blood Type Mean

[PantheraAtrox]

Where did the negative RH orginate from?

[soulacsurmer]

@SuperJonesable : thanks for answer but... I didn't understand a word of it. :(

Asking because both my parents were rhesus positive. Of 4 children, only I ended up being rhesus neg. Puzzles me.

[SuperJonesable]

@soulacsurmer Yes, lol sorry about that explaination... too intense XD

BUUUT to answer your question, yes it is possible and the probability is 1/4 babies would be Rh negative XD

So your family is a perfect example of rh genes being passed down. =D

[PantheraAtrox]

@soulacsurmer , same here. Strange how genes can jump.

[codeXenigma]

wow u r 'a positive' person, never have i seen biology expressed with such a cute smile, thank u this made me giggle, tho not as much as some of the comments lol

[SuperJonesable]

@codeXenigma Well thank you XD and yeah the comments are crazy sometimes lol

[soulacsurmer]

Can parents both + have a kid who will be negative ??

[SuperJonesable]

@soulacsurmer Yes, but only if both parents are heterozygous for the genes resposible for coding the Rh antigen.

The parents would both need to be Rr for the child to become rr (Rh negative)

and at that the probability is 25% negative to 75% positive using the punnet squaring technique.

[catrinkaknox]

You're so stinkin smart! I vote you continue with the discussion...intersting. By the way...you remind me so much of your Dad! Very entertaining learning experience!~

[SuperJonesable]

@catrinkaknox haha thanks =D I appreciate the compliments! :)

[mexvj]

Interesting video!!

[SV438384]

Hi! Thanks for such a lovely explanation! I will share this video cause it is very funny and vivid and playfull way to explain blood types! Could you maybe go into more depths into all of blood types?

[yupyup1562]

So, since I don't carry the RH Factor then I am not from monkeys...right?

[SuperJonesable]

@yupyup1562 Nah, it means you don't have a similar antigen. It isn't identical to monkeys. BUT was originally found in monkeys.

You do share however a high percentage of genes with snails.

[yupyup1562]

@SuperJonesable Ah, I knew that my vast amount of intelligence came from somewhere....

[SuperJonesable]

@yupyup1562 lol XD

[youlittlerocket]

what a clever mammal

[sakuradrop22]

mm im ab-

[orangeaspossible]

You didn't mention what the RH factor is which is interesting...Rhesus factor...from the Rhesus monkey....Weez be monkeys! Also, if a couple wishes to produce they have to have compatible blood types or the mother will need a shot to prevent complications with or even rejection of the pregnancy.

[SuperJonesable]

@orangeaspossible Yeah RhoGam is really niiiice =D



[Omnignosis]

What if I'm HIV + ? Lol, just kidding. Nice vid.

[lizluvskerry]

This way very cool thanks for the info wish you could tell me more about O+ :)

[orangeaspossible]

@lizluvskerry O+ is the most common blood type and you may give blood to A, B and O but you can only receive O blood.

[luvebug21]

are antibodies bad?

[SuperJonesable]

@luvebug21 Oh no, they are very important. They are the main player in giving your body the ability to learn from previous infections. Without them vaccines wouldn't work.

They are very important in destroying bacteria. =D

But yeah they can be bad, sometimes the body gets confused about what is self and non-self and can make an antibody to something important like the kidney/lungs in Good-pasture's disease.

[luvebug21]

@SuperJonesable oh ty for explaining,so ppl without antibodies are screwed then ?:)

[SuperJonesable]

@luvebug21 Most definitely those people would most likely have to live in a bubble for their lifetime.

[luvebug21]

@SuperJonesable :(

[speakupforjustice]

@luvebug21 antibodies to different blood systems (there are other types of antigens on your red blood cells) can be bad when you need blood transfusions, because it just makes it harder to find compatible blood and u might have a transfusion reaction (your WBCs detect the new red blood cells as not belonging to you and will attack it)

[SuperJonesable]

@speakupforjustice That is right, there are many other antigens, and many rare antigens.

They are all tested for when you give blood/get blood.

Very cool sceince

[luvebug21]

@speakupforjustice ty for explaining :)