| Feature | misc_feature |
| Definition | region of biological interest which cannot be described by any other feature key; a new or rare feature |
| Optional Qualifiers |
/allele="free text" /function="free text" /gene="free text" /gene_synonym="free text" /map="free text" /note="free text" /number="free text" (with no whitespace characters) /phenotype="free text" /product="free text" /pseudo /standard_name="free text" |
| Comment | this key should not be used when the need is merely to mark a region in order to comment on it or to use it in another feature's location |