A patient, awaiting a kidney transplant, has O blood type. From which of the following donors can this patient receive an organ for transplantation?
1. A or O
2. A, B, or O
3. B or O
4. only O
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Rationale: If an organ recipient's blood type is O, the only blood type of an organ donator that the recipient can receive must also be O. An organ recipient with the blood type A can receive an organ from a donor with the blood type of either A or O. If the recipient has the blood type of AB, organs from donors with A, B, or O can be received. If the organ recipient has the blood type of B, organs from donors with B or O can be received.
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