Match the following layers of the epidermis with their corresponding characteristics

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Stratum basale

a single layer of columnar cells

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Stratum corneum

the most superficial layer of the epidermis

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Stratum granulosum

the process of keratinization begins in this layer

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Stratum corneum

composed of very thin squamous (flat) cells

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Stratum spinosum

contains cells rich in ribonucleic acid

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Stratum lucidum

cells are filled with a gel-like substance called eleidin

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Stratum basale

cells undergo mitosis

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Stratum lucidum

absent in thin skin

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Stratum granulosum

cells are filled with keratohyalin

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Stratum spinosum

contains prominent intercellular bridges or desmosomes