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==Origin==
==Origin==
[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years by natural selection provided better fitness for survival.<ref>{{REFbook
[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years by natural selection provided better fitness for survival.<ref name="darwin1859">{{REFbook
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}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />
}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"></ref> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />


== Structure ==
== Structure ==