Origins of genital mutilation/cutting

Mhairi A. Gibson ()
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Mhairi A. Gibson: University of Bristol

Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, issue 5, 618-619

Abstract: An enduring puzzle in evolution is the maintenance of costly traits. Šaffa et al.1 examine phylogenetic evidence for the origins of genital mutilation/cutting (GM/C) in human societies, and find 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.

Date: 2022
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