Even though there are 80 different types of whales, there are only a few species that are hunted for meat and other products. These include blue whales, Minke whales, Fin whal â¦ es, humpback whales, sperm whales and grey whales.he Japanese still hunt whales for food. There is evidence that some restaurants sell whale meat and blubber.
[non-mah-lefÂ´Ä­-sens] a principle of bioethics that asserts an obligation not to inflict harm intentionally. It is useful in dealing with difficult issues surrounding the terminally or seriously ill and injured. Some philosophers combine nonmaleficence and beneficence, considering them a single principle.
Definition of Nondisjunction. Nondisjunction: Failure of paired chromosomes to separate (to disjoin) during cell division, so that both chromosomes go to one daughter cell and none go to the other. Nondisjunction causes errors in chromosome number, such as trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and monosomy X (Turner syndrome). It is also a common cause of early spontaneous abortions.