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Blood groups are due to carbohydrates on RBC surfaces produced by blood group gene with 3 alleles: A, B, & i |
| i allele adds no sugar on RBC cell surfaces | |
| A allele adds sugar galactosamine to RBC surface | |
| B allele adds sugar galactose to RBC surface | |
| A and B allele each produce a sugar galactosamine & galactose. |