Scripton
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A segment of DNA or RNA that is under the control of a single autonomous promotor. A single scripton may encode multiple cistrons involving separate terminators.
"Approximately by 10-15 min after infection, the protein tof turns on the transcription of the scripton L2."
- 2 An unbroken sequence of textons within a hypertext or other dynamic text as it appears to the reader.
"If you manage to pick it up, you might read "You steal the lamp. Unfortunately, it is just a piece of useless junk./Taken." (If there is no message programed by the lamp's maker, you will just see the scripton "Taken.") Other players with a character in the same room might see a scripton saying "Godot picks up the lamp but realizes it is of little use." If the object is locked in place, however, you might get an error scripton saying "You try to steal the lamp, but it won't budge. Suddenly you hear alarms go off all over the building!" The other players present might get the message "Godot sneaks up on the lamp, but is too clumsy to steal it.""
Example
More examples"Approximately by 10-15 min after infection, the protein tof turns on the transcription of the scripton L2."
Etymology
From script + -on.
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