if (first_seg!=''):# if the feature is not completly absent # add the else, output absent features
[variation,feature_path_source_genome,feature_path_target_genome]=create_var(feat,first_seg,last_seg,target_genome_path,target_genome_path_index)# removes the strands in the segment lists
[variation,feature_path_source_genome,feature_path_target_genome]=create_var(feat,first_seg,last_seg,target_genome_path)# removes the strands in the segment lists