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Why do we have different blood types?

Why do we have different blood types?

15 May 2026 Search Volume
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Why do we have different blood types?

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Expert Answer

Evolutionary pressures likely maintained blood type diversity. Some types confer resistance to certain diseases (malaria, norovirus). However, why humans have the specific ABO and Rh systems we do, rather than other possible systems, isn't fully clear.

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Evolutionary pressures likely maintained blood type diversity.

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