Question

Rh factor is named after
(a) monkey (b) Drosophila
(c) rat (d) man

Answer 1

Answer:

monkey...................

Answer 2

Question :

Rh factor is named after ______

Answer :

A] Monkey

Explanation :

• Rh factor was first found in the blood of Rhesus monkey.

• It was found in 1937 by K. Landsteiner and A. S. Wiener.

• Rh factor, Rh negative and Rh positive depends upon the presence or absence of Rh(D) antigen.

• Rh is an abbreviation of the Rhesus factor.

• The main antigens in Rh are D, C, E, c and e.