qualified genomic feature location-qualified sequence feature A sequence feature whose identity is additionally dependent on the cellular or anatomical location of the genetic material bearing the feature. As a qualified sequence feature, the BRCA1c.5096G>A variant as materialized in a somatic breast epithelial cell could be distinguished as a separate entity from a BRCA1c.5096G>A variant in a different cell type or location (e.g. germline BRCA1 varaint in a sperm cell). exploratory term