A feature unique to keratinocytes in the stratum corneum is that cells in this location:
a. Contain basophilic keratohyaline granules
b. Have a short half-life and rapidly undergo mitosis to form new cells
c. Have large numbers of mitochondria
d. Lack discrete nuclei
e. Possess large numbers of desmosomes
ANS: D
All keratinocytes possess many desmosomes, but only those in the stratum corneum lack nuclei.
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