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the passing on of traits or characteristics
I believe that all the above are ethical concerns regarding genetic engineering. Ethics is the study of moral or socially acceptable behavior. With the advent of genetic engineering and the ability to modify the genome of various organs, many ethical questions arise concerning the various scenarios and possibilities. There are many ethical concerns regarding genetic engineering in plants, animals, and humans. One of the ethical concerns regarding genetically modified plants used for food is whether the nutritional value will be sacrificed in favor of a higher yield or drought resistantancy.
That thing would need to rely on some source of food to live. Plants are living and they rely on sun and water. Humans rely on calories.