Our blood groups are determined by the genes inherited from our parents. Karl Landsteiner first discovered the Blood Groups in 1901. It is roughly estimated that group O people are about 44%, group A account for 42%, group B constitute 10% and those belonging to group AB are 4%,.What distinguishes each group is the antigens on the surface of the RBCs. Till recently, the significance of these blood groups did not extend beyond blood transfusion and for haemopoietic transplantation.
A popular belief in Japan is that a person's blood group is predictive of his personality, character and compatibility with others. Such belief is also widespread in South Korea and Taiwan. Japanese scientists claimed that the different blood groups produce different personalities. It is said that group A people are sensitive and anxious, group Bs are cheerful, group Os are outgoing but stubborn and ABs are…
