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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 == | ||