Definition of BLOOD GROUP

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Recent Examples on the Web Nurses neglected to tell them O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood group. — Max Bearak, BostonGlobe.com, "Kenya’s blood banks are running dry after the US ended aid — and a baby’s life is at risk," 1 Feb. 2020 Nurses neglected to tell them O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood group. — Washington Post, "Kenya’s blood banks are running dry after the U.S. ended aid — and a baby’s life is at risk," 30 Jan. 2020 Beginning in the 1950s, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza started formalizing the study of genetic differences among populations by examining distinct blood group proteins. — Gary Stix, Scientific American, "Traces of a Distant Past," 1 Nov. 2012 That is why single genetic mutations can have major repercussions such as organ system deformities, or minor ones such as creating a different blood group. — Quanta Magazine, "How the DNA Computer Program Makes You and Me," 5 Apr. 2018 The waiting list for a kidney transplant for a type A blood group is four to six years. — Fox News, "Garden sign seeking kidney donor yields 30 volunteers," 25 Sep. 2018

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“Blood group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20group. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.

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