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Good day, fellas. I'm yet to understand the difference between blood group and genotype. I did blood test for about 14 or 15 years ago, when i was still in the tertiary school(my school conducted the for all the students in my school).

My test result came out and i was given a piece of card board paper indicating that my blood group is AA while my genotype is Ab+.

Pls, someone should explain this. If possible, in a lameman's language.

Moderator please move this to front page, l did my own 8years ago, they say l am AA and something like o positive

Biochemist, Pharmacist, Genetic engineers and maybe Doctors show have a brief on this.

But sha, most importantly na make God no let make we sick abi na take ill self.

May we Enjoy Good Health all the Days of Our Life.
Amen!

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Ok

Let me explain......

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Lalami3232:

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Truvelisback:
Good day, fellas. I'm yet to understand the difference between blood group and genotype. I did blood test for about 14 or 15 years ago, when i was still in the tertiary school(my school conducted the for all the students in my school). My test result came out and i was given a piece of card board paper indicating that my blood group is AA while my genotype is Ab+. Pls, someone should explain this. If possible, in a lameman's language.

Your genotype should be AA and blood group Ab+ .

malaria:
Your genotype should be AA and blood group Ab+ .

Still wondering....So, how do you classify them? Cuz, this Letters can be confusing. Is it the blood group or the genotype that determines whom you should marry?

Truvelisback:
Still wondering....So, how do you classify them? Cuz, this Letters can be confusing. Is it the blood group or the genotype that determines whom you should marry?

Your blood group can either be A,B,Ab or O the negative and positive signs attached to them are your rhesius factor . Your genotype can be AA( non Carrier ,) As( harmless carrier) and SS( carrier known as sickel.cell) . A doctor can even explain further for you but if you were never science inclined the whole thing go dey sound weird to you ..you can still read up in Google sha .. as regards your question your geneotype is the one that determines whom to marry sha. As you be AA you can marry SS and As . You have no wahala .it's As people and SS people that are always worried about genotype during choice of life partners

Your haemoglobin genotype has to do with the basic build of your blood cell, that’s the type of gene it contains.
And as we know, genes regulate our overall structure and functions; same way the gene type of your blood regulates its structure and function.
The normal one being AA, which yields structurally normal, spherical blood cells that can function well in some of the toughest situations we may find ourselves.
Those with the S gene, have their blood cells abnormally shaped and unable to withstand stressful situations; leading to the series of crisis those affected by it experience.

Blood group is basically a peripheral content of your blood cells, which determines how it reacts to certain stimuli.
Put simply, it plays “more of an immune function” for the blood. Reason why when a wrong blood group that does not tally with yours is transfused, there’s blood transfusion reaction.

Trying to simplify it as much as possible, but omo, make those wey know better come put mouth.

They’re basically not the same…

This one that you're asking this kind of question . In case you're thinking of marrying someone with a weak blood system, I advise that you abort mission. If you're AA, don't pollute it by marrying AS (even though convenient) because you would surely give birth to one, thereby, starting a generation with a faulted bloodstream..

Generally, if you're AA (genotype), your blood group would never fall short of O universal (whether + or -)..

At OP, you even mixed your blood group with your genotype up there. Switch both sides...

Let's clarify this matter. Blood group refers to the type of blood that has different antigens, while genotype indicates our genetic makeup. So, if your blood group is AA and your genotype is Ab+, it means you might be susceptible to malaria but don't have sickle cell issues. It's important to understand this difference for health reasons.

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More like asking of the difference between mouth and eyes.

Blood group:
A+
A-
B+
B-
O+
O-
AB+
AB-

Genotype:
AA
AS
SS
SC

You nailed it perfectly.

ItisWell22:
Your haemoglobin genotype has to do with the basic build of your blood cell, that’s the type of gene it contains.
And as we know, genes regulate our overall structure and functions; same way the gene type of your blood regulates its structure and function.
The normal one being AA, which yields structurally normal, spherical blood cells that can function well in some of the toughest situations we may find ourselves.
Those with the S gene, have their blood cells abnormally shaped and unable to withstand stressful situations; leading to the series of crisis those affected by it experience.

Blood group is basically a peripheral content of your blood cells, which determines how it reacts to certain stimuli.
Put simply, it plays “more of an immune function” for the blood. Reason why when a wrong blood group that does not tally with yours is transfused, there’s blood transfusion reaction.

Trying to simplify it as much as possible, but omo, make those wey know better come put mouth.

They’re basically not the same…

Truvelisback:
Good day, fellas. I'm yet to understand the difference between blood group and genotype. I did blood test for about 14 or 15 years ago, when i was still in the tertiary school(my school conducted the for all the students in my school).

My test result came out and i was given a piece of card board paper indicating that my blood group is AA while my genotype is Ab+.

Pls, someone should explain this. If possible, in a lameman's language.

I think you mixed the two up your genotype is the AA while your blood group is AB+

Hi

Lalami3232:

If you had wanted this educative content to get to the frontpage, you ought to have added a "little snake" pic to it. I've been here long enough to know how things work
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nation wide with the good news

Lol, you're a big problem 🤣

You don see AA wen don be HIV positive? E no dey😂😂😂😂

In simple term, blood group has to do with antigens found on the red blood cells only. Four antigens exit which are A, B, AB and O.
Blood group A has antigen A, blood group B has antigen B, blood group AB has both A and B antigen while blood group O have no antigen at all. So someone with blood group A can't collect blood from blood B because the blood immune system will see the antigen B as a foreign body and attack it and so with other blood groups.
Both for genotype it has to do with the body genetic content that one inherited from the parent and determine your body make up.

Truvelisback:
Still wondering....So, how do you classify them? Cuz, this Letters can be confusing. Is it the blood group or the genotype that determines whom you should marry?

You no get problem just go relax na them go dey rush you.
You can can blindly fall in love with anybody and genotype wouldn't stop you two getting married.

Ok

Lalami3232:

If you had wanted this educative content to get to the frontpage, you ought to have added a "little snake" pic to it. I've been here long enough to know how things work
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nation wide with the good news

sounds quite a lot like the BOOGYMAN

make una enlighten me oh. these things, I dont know much about it oh. thanks

Ask the witches in the house, I think they say they deal in blood more than others.

Truvelisback:
Good day, fellas. I'm yet to understand the difference between blood group and genotype. I did blood test for about 14 or 15 years ago, when i was still in the tertiary school(my school conducted the for all the students in my school). My test result came out and i was given a piece of card board paper indicating that my blood group is AA while my genotype is Ab+. Pls, someone should explain this. If possible, in a lameman's language.

First thing...

Both your Genotype and blood group are determined by your parents (Father and Mother). I can't go into an explanation of the genetics here.

Now to understand the difference between them, We need to talk about the blood.

You have seen the blood before, it looks red in colorr and liquid in form. But the blood is composed of many cells: Red cells, white cells, and platelets.

Our focus here is on the red cells.

So remember when you entered secondary school and you were sorted into one of the four houses: Yellow, blue, green or Red.

The red cells undergo the same thing: They are sorted into four groups as well: A, B, AB, and O.

Each one of us belongs to one of these four blood groups (OP, yours is AB. There is a lot to say about you. But space and time are not our friends today). We will get to the positive and negative stuff soon.

But these red cells are not just there to do some coloring agent work. They are the ones that move oxygen around the body. (Not your nose like some people may think).

And to perform this function, they need a protein called hemoglobin (HB). It's the cooler used for carrying food.

Now when it comes to genotype we are actually referring to HB genotype.

Because genotype means gene-type. That is, genetic makeup. The blood group we discussed have their own genotype, your eyes, hair, and any part of your body has its own genotype.

But why is the HB genotype significant?

Because it is the most clinically significant especially when dealing with SS patients.

So in your case, your HB genotype is AA. Same as me.

But some people are AS, while some are SC, and some can be CC.

The best way not to mix blood group and genotype is to quickly think of ABO.

Person: What is your blood group?

You (OP): *Quietly think of ABO*: Im AB.

You can be assured that every letter coming to your head is your genotype.

Lastly on the + and - stuff:

This one is just another differentiator for blood groups. There are like 50 systems of blood groups.

But the ABO (explained earlier) and this Rhesus method are the two significant methods.

People either have this rhesus protein or they don't. But most people do. Rare people like me don't. Thats why I'm Blood Group A, Rhesus D negative, or A neg for short.

Thank you for listening.

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