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keratinocyte proliferation (GO:0043616)

The multiplication or reproduction of keratinocytes, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. Keratinocytes are epidermal cells which synthesize keratin and undergo a characteristic change as they move upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin.

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epithelial cell proliferation (GO:0050673)

References

gene ontology: GO:0043616