Origins of genital mutilation/cutting

Mhairi A Gibson

doi:10.1038/s41562-022-01356-0

Origins of genital mutilation/cutting

Mhairi A Gibson^*

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Abstract

An enduring puzzle in evolution is the maintenance of costly traits. Šafa et al.1
examine phylogenetic evidence
for the origins of genital mutilation/cutting (GM/C) in human societies, and fnd that these practices probably
emerged multiple times during the past 5,000–7,000 years, and that female GM/C arose only after male GM/C
was present in a society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	618-619
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Human Behaviour
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01356-0
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2022

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