Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Sciences/Biology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'negative regulation of stem cell proliferation'?

A. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell proliferation involved in compound eye morphogenesis.
B. Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of multiplication or reproduction of fibroblast cells.
C. Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell proliferation involved in heart morphogenesis.
D. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of stem cell proliferation.

Answer: Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of stem cell proliferation.