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From Z + DNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration DNA.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA. Full definition →
From Z + DNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration DNA.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.