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Why is a person with type O blood called a ‘ universal donor ‘ ?

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Step-by-step explanation:

They are called "Universal Donors" because, blood types O+ and O- both can donate blood to any other blood type except the opposite blood type.

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User Debjit Bhowmick
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Answer:

because type O blood can be used with any type of blood.

Ex: O can be paired with A

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