WAEC Biology 1993 Question 48

Question 48

Transport in Animals

One of the factors that must be considered for safe blood transfusion is

  1. A.social class of the donor
  2. B.age of the recipient
  3. C.rhesus factors of the donor and the recipient
  4. D.nationality of the donor
  5. E.weight of the recipient
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Answer: C (rhesus factors of the donor and the recipient)

Explanation

The rhesus factor (as well as the ABO group) must match to avoid a transfusion reaction.