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Author: Sylvia Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The reason behind the serious problem of Rh incompatibility, when an Rh negative mother is conceiving an Rh positive fetus, but there is no such problem arises in ABO incompatibility mother and fetus. Also find the reason behind the incomplete elimination of Rh incompatibility during human evolution.

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Rh incompatibility occurs due to the presence of different Rh protein factors between a mother and her fetus. Rh factor represents a specific protein that is present on the surface of red blood cells. It is a serious condition that occurs during pregnancy, if an Rh negative mother is carrying an Rh positive baby.

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