private boolean listContainsFeature(List<Feature> featureList, Feature feature) {
for (Feature listFeature : featureList) {
if ((feature.getChr().equals(listFeature.getChr()))
&& (feature.getStart() == listFeature.getStart())
&& (feature.getEnd() == listFeature.getEnd())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}