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[A] : Keratin is one of a group of fibro...

[A] : Keratin is one of a group of fibrous in- soluble proteins (scelero proteins) found in ectodermal cells of animals, as in hair, horns and nails. Leather is almost pure keratin.
[R]: Cornification is a process occurring in vertebrate epidermis and epidermal struc- tures in which keratin replaces the cytoplasm of a cell.

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