Unit
17 Guidelines
Reading assignment:
Study unit on Instructors website www.andrews.edu/AHLE/awm
Learning objectives:
2. Discuss
the current genetic theory for the inheritance of Rh
system antigens.
1. Explain
how the D antigen was named Rh.
3. Name
the various types of terminologies used in Rh system.
4. Discuss
the biochemistry of the Rh system, including the
gene products and antigen structures.
5. Predict
the Rh genotype given a phenotype.
6. Define
weak D and list the genetic circumstances that cause
this phenotype.