The pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the bronchi in smokers may transform into stratified squamous epithelium. This is an example of ________.
A) regeneration
B) replacement
C) atrophy
D) differentiation
E) hyperplasia

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This transformation is an example of replacement, where one type of tissue is replaced by another type, often as an adaptive response to a change in conditions, such as the exposure to smoke in smokers.

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