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There is no blood group that is considered as universal recipient. Blood type O individuals are considered to be universal donors.
Blood type O negative is considered the universal donor because it lacks A and B antigens on the surface of red blood cells, making it compatible with all blood types.
Yes, blood type "O" is considered universal recipient. Blood type "AB" can not donate too someone with blood type O can donate blood too a person with blood type O.
Type O
O negative blood type is considered the universal blood donor type because it can be given to recipients of any ABO blood type. Conversely, AB positive blood type is considered the universal recipient type because individuals with this blood type can receive blood from any other ABO blood type.
No. AB- is the rarest blood type and is not a universal recipient. Those who would be considered universal recipients are those with an AB+ blood type.
Type O is the universal doner. It is because the type of antigen on red blood cell is none and the antybody in blood plasma is anti- A and anti-B.It can donate to A,B,AB and O.
AB plasma has been considered as the universal Blood plasma type, and therefore AB plasma is given to patients with any Blood type.
Blood type O- is the one that can be giving to anybody
The universal donor is blood type O. O can be injected into any other blood type because of the way blood works. Basically there are certain types of protein that cover the outsides of the red blood cells that compose blood. If someone has the A protein, he has type A and same with Type B. However, type AB has both types of protein on its "coat." Lastly, O has no protein attached to its cells and can "get along" with any other blood type. Another interesting point is that the blood type AB is considered the universal recipient because it can receive any kind of blood.
AB type blood is known as the universal recipient because people with this blood can accept donations from any other blood type. O blood is considered the universal donor because this blood can be accepted by any recipient.
Some time ago, blood type O negative was considered to be a universal blood type. However, even O negative can contain antibodies that can be harmful to the receiver.