Suppose an animal is bred to have a significant number of human genes,to the point where experts wondered whether the creature was a person with full moral rights.To this question Mary Anne Warren would probably say that:
A)no nonhuman can be a person.
B)the presence of human genes makes the creature a person.
C)if the creature is conscious,it is a person.
D)if the creature possesses all five criteria,then it is a person.

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Mary Anne Warren's five criteria for personhood include consciousness, reasoning, self-motivated activity, communication, and presence of self-concept and self-awareness. The presence of human genes alone does not necessarily make the creature a person. Instead, it must possess all five criteria to be considered a person.

Suppose an Animal Is Bred to Have a Significant Number