What will happen if the skin epithelium is not stratified

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If the skin epithelium is not stratified then the protection to the innermost layers would be very less. The skin would be prone to injuries, abrasions and weather changes. Also we shed skin continuously, if the skin is unstratified the replacement and generation of new cells will not match pace.

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