Answers.Body: <p>Any other abbreviation is likely to work for &quot;translation&quot; as well and the x makes it sound a bit like transcription (txn would be pronounced something like &quot;tixon&quot;).</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'm guessing `tx` came into existence first, and `tx` is closer to "transcripts".
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Body: <p>The transcription factor track in UCSC is named as Txn factor. Why Txn == Transcription?</p>
  
Tags: <ucsc><transcription-factors><transcriptome-regulation>
Title: What's the meaning of Txn factor?
ThreadText: # What's the meaning of Txn factor?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-30)
  
  The transcription factor track in UCSC is named as Txn factor. Why Txn == Transcription?
  
  **Tags:** ucsc, transcription-factors, transcriptome-regulation
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-30. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
  
  Any other abbreviation is likely to work for "translation" as well and the x makes it sound a bit like transcription (txn would be pronounced something like "tixon").
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I'm guessing `tx` came into existence first, and `tx` is closer to "transcripts".  
  
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