Aperson with type ab blood receives a transfusion of type o blood. will there be a transfusion reaction? why or why not? a person with type ab blood receives a transfusion of type o blood. will there be a transfusion reaction? why or why not? yes: the recipient must receive blood of the same type as his or her own. yes: the anti-a and anti-b antibodies of the recipient clump and hemolyze the donated blood. no: the recipient has no antibodies to antigens a and b, and therefore can receive blood from a type o donor. no: the anti-a and anti-b antibodies of the recipient do not affect the donated blood, because type o blood has no a or b antigens.