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blood groups

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blood groups,
n.pl the division of blood into types on the basis of the compatibility of the erythrocytes and serum of one individual with the erythrocytes and serum of another individual. The groups are immunologically and genetically distinct.

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There are four ABO blood groups based on the presence or absence of two specific antigens--A and B--and two Rh blood groups.
It is important that Tisseel's effects be studied in nonhuman primates because their blood groups (23,24) and coagulation cascade (25,26) are similar to those of man.
Everyone belongs to one of four blood groups (A, B, O, or AB), determined by genes, or hereditary material passed from parents to children.
 
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