down regulation of biological process, down-regulation of biological process, downregulation of biological process, negative regulation of physiological process, inhibition of biological process
Alternate IDs
GO:0043118
Definition
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of a biological process. Biological processes are regulated by many means; examples include the control of gene expression, protein modification or interaction with a protein or substrate molecule.
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