txNamesToGeneNames {ORFik} | R Documentation

## Convert transcript names to gene names

### Description

Works for ensembl, UCSC and other standard annotations.

### Usage

    txNamesToGeneNames(txNames, txdb)

### Arguments

`txNames` | character vector, the transcript names to convert. Can also be a named object with tx names (like a GRangesList), will then extract names.
`txdb` | the transcript database to use or gtf/gff path to it.

### Value

character vector of gene names

### Examples

    gtf <- system.file("extdata", "annotations.gtf", package = "ORFik")
    txdb <- loadTxdb(gtf)
    loadRegions(txdb, "cds") # using tx names
    txNamesToGeneNames(cds, txdb)
    # Identical to:
    loadRegions(txdb, "cds", by = "gene")

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