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Q. The layer of actively dividing cells of skin is termed as

AIPMTAIPMT 1993Structural Organisation in Animals

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Stratum malpighii/stratum germinativum is the innermost layer of the skin consisting of one celled thick columnar epithelial cells. It lies on the basement layer. Its cells are active and continuously produce new cells by mitotic division that is why called germinative layer.