If a human is genetically altered in any form is it still human? I mean radical alterations with non-human dna, maybe of another genus. For example if I splice my children's dna with that of a cat, so they're somewhere between but still hold human attributes of speech and complex brain function, would they still be classified as human?
2007-03-07 04:52:06 · 4 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Well, alterations of human DNA are happening every day (mutations... etc). If human with Down syndrome (having one chromosome more) is still human, I think that all human-based intelligent creatures should be also human. (I wonder why would you do such thing to your children? Do you like kittens so much?)
2007-03-07 05:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by zuska m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human and Cat DNA cat be spliced together.
2007-03-07 14:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Cysteine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must use the scientific definition. If the altered human is able to reproduce with another unaltered human and their child is able to reproduce with other unaltered humans, the altered human is human.
2007-03-07 13:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they can procreate with a human, I'd say they are human. If not, they are a separate species or sub-species or race or something.
2007-03-07 12:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋