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The reason that army corporal with AB blood can receive blood from sergeant with O group, but cannot donate blood to sergeant with O group.

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Each person has different blood types when compared with others. The blood grouping is based on the ABO test. The people carry any one type of antigen in their red blood cell. The people with A antigen are grouped under A, and person with B antigen are placed under B. The persons with no antigen are placed under O group.

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