If someone receives a blood transfusion or organ transplant, their body will notice the donor cells' ID tags. Their body might launch an immune response which includes the release of little proteins called antibodies. This is why ID tags and other surface markers on cell surfaces are often referred to as ______. ANSWER: A) autophagous B) membrane mediated transfer proteins C) carriers D) antigens

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If someone receives a blood transfusion or organ transplant, their body will notice the donor cells' ID tags. Their body might launch an immune response which includes the release of little proteins called antibodies. This is why ID tags and other surface markers on cell surfaces are often referred to as ______.

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A) autophagous

B) membrane mediated transfer proteins

C) carriers

D) antigens

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Human blood has four major blood groups as "O, A, B, and AB", which is also known as the ABO blood type. A "blood group", is a classification of blood depending on the existence or absence of antibodies and genetically generated antigenic particles on the surface of RBCs. 

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