Blood Bank Review: ABO Blood Groups System

Blood Bank Review: ABO Blood Groups System
Which of the following individuals first described ABO blood group systems
A. Mourant
B. Landsteiner
C. Baptiste
D. Drew Correct Answer: b

The gene for the ABO blood groups systems resides on chromosome
A. 3
B. 5
C. 9
D. 11 Correct Answer: c

Which gene is an amorph, meaning no functional gene product is produced from the sequence
a. A
b. B
c. H
d. O Correct Answer: d

How many nucleotide differences are there between the A and B genes
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7 Correct Answer: d

The most common ABO blood group in the US population is
a. A
b. B
c. AB
d. O Correct Answer: d

The red blood cells of the Bombay phenotype appear to be group ___ in routine ABO serological
testing
a. A
b. B
c. AB
d. O Correct Answer: d

Which gene produces an enzyme that attaches an immunodominant sugar to type 1 precursor
substances to form the H antigen
a. h
b. H
c. se
d. Se Correct Answer: b