: Re: Separating two separate bits of information in parenthesis I have this excerpt of text from a scientific paper: ... such as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA; maternally inherited) or non-recombining regions

I think it is quite clear the way you have phrased it, but if you want to skip the two items in one parenthesis, you can simply reword it as

... such as the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or the paternally inherited non-recombining regions of Y-chromosomal DNA, ...

maybe making its own parenthetical blocks with em dashes

... such as the â€”maternally inheritedâ€” mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or the â€”paternally inheritedâ€” non-recombining regions of Y-chromosomal DNA, ...

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: Opposites Oppose: I think this will likely get migrated to writing, so I'll answer it like a question there. Avoid judgement on physical traits, even horrifying ones, since your MC was rejected

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: Re: Separating two separate bits of information in parenthesis I have this excerpt of text from a scientific paper: ... such as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA; maternally inherited) or non-recombining regions

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: Can you write about a taboo topic without creating a poor image of yourself as a writer? I am thinking of writing a character that possesses the psychological phenomenon of erotophonophilia (or

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