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== Evolution ==

===Natural selection===

Charles Darwin (1859) has done an admirable work in introducing the principle of ''natural selection'' to explain evolution.<ref>{{REFbook

[[Charles Darwin]] (1859) has done an admirable work in introducing the principle of ''natural selection'' to explain evolution.<ref>{{REFbook

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=== Morphology ===

The [[prepuce]] has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the [[foreskin]] has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 ~~millions~~ years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook

The [[prepuce]] has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the [[foreskin]] has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 million years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook

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|accessdate=2024-12-22

}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival,~~<ref></ref>~~ it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the male prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal

}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival, it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the male prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal

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* {{REFweb

|url=~~http~~://~~www.~~intactaus.org/information/~~functionsoftheforeskin~~/

|url=https://intactaus.org/information/functions-of-the-foreskin/

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 == Evolution ==
 ===Natural selection===
-Charles Darwin (1859) has done an admirable work in introducing the principle of ''natural selection'' to explain evolution.<ref>{{REFbook
+[[Charles Darwin]] (1859) has done an admirable work in introducing the principle of ''natural selection'' to explain evolution.<ref>{{REFbook
   |last=Darwin
   |first=Charles
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 === Morphology ===
-The [[prepuce]] has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the [[foreskin]] has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 millions years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook
+The [[prepuce]] has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the [[foreskin]] has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 million years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook
   |last=Martin
   |first=Robert D.
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   |pubmedID=8771059
   |pubmedCID=
   |DOI=10.1016/0306-9877(95)90248-1
   |date=1995
   |accessdate=2024-12-22
-}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival,<ref></ref> it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the male prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival, it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the male prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal
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   |first=
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 * {{REFweb
-  |url=http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/
+  |url=https://intactaus.org/information/functions-of-the-foreskin/
   |title=Functions of the Foreskin
   |last=Helard