Any apoptotic process in a keratinocyte. A keratinocyte is an epidermal cell which synthesizes keratin and undergoes a characteristic change as it moves upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10201527 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000312 GOC:mtg_apoptosis GOC:jc ]
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- epithelial cell apoptotic process
- in taxon some (not Arthropoda)
- occurs in some keratinocyte
- not (in taxon some Arthropoda)