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

Which of the following definitions best describes 'negative regulation of mitotic cell cycle'?

A. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of progression through the meiotic cell cycle.
B. Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of progression through the mitotic cell cycle.
C. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of progression through the mitotic cell cycle.
D. Any process that decreases the rate, frequency or extent of a cellular process that is involved in the progression of biochemical and morphological phases and events that occur in a cell during successive cell replication or nuclear replication events.

Answer: Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate or extent of progression through the mitotic cell cycle.