title: Blood types and ABO incompatibility.
abstract: Using the Punnett square and having an understanding of the relationship between genes and blood types will assist you in explaining blood type inheritance to parents and answering their many questions. Using this tool, nurses can show parents what is happening during the division of genes and how blood type genes are expressed.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: Lori Baas
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rubarth
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000235:genetics; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D005819:Genetic Markers