A genetic locus that influences multiple traits or has multiple genetic components.

The degree of intricacy or the number of interacting components within a system, often used to describe biological systems and their networks.

Decomposed organic matter that is used as a fertilizer to enrich soil.

A substance made up of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.

An eye structure found in arthropods and some other invertebrates, composed of multiple individual units called ommatidia.

Referring to or composed of collagen, such as collagenous fibers in connective tissues.

A type of cell found in sponges that has a flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli, used in feeding by creating water flow.

A part of the kidney that collects urine from the nephrons and transports it to the renal pelvis.

A type of plant tissue composed of living cells that provide structural support, particularly in growing regions.

Properties of solutions that depend on the number of solute particles but not their chemical identity, such as boiling point elevation and freezing point depression.