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==Origin==
==Origin==
[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years provided better fitness for survival. Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. The foreskin also evolved to provide functions that contribute to reproduction.
[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years by natural selection provided better fitness for survival.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Darwin
|first=Charles
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|year=1859
|title=The Origin of Species
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|chapter=Chapter Four: Natural Selection
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}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. The foreskin also evolved to provide functions that promote reproduction.


== Structure ==
== Structure ==