Cruise ship tour: Last look at the original 'Love Boat'. One of the most famous cruise ships of the modern era, the former Pacific Princess, is being dismantled at a scrapyard in Turkey.
The male parent does. Sex is determined by two chromosomes, X and Y. A female is XX, a male is XY. Since women completely lack the Y choromosome, they always contribute an X chromosome to the baby.The sex is determined by whether the sperm that fertilizes the egg is carrying another X or a Y.es | No Thank you! The male parent does. Sex is determined by two chromosomes, X and Y. A female is XX, a male is XY. Since women completely lack the Y choromosome, they always contribute an X chromosome to the baby. The sex is determined by whether the sperm that fertilizes the egg is carrying another X or a Y.
How sex is determined. Humans have an additional pair of sex chromosomes for a total of 46 chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are referred to as X and Y, and their combination determines a personâs sex. Human females have two XX chromosomes while males possess an XY pairing.