+ '''converts a :term:`tabix row` into a bed record
+ with the following fields:
+
+ contig
+ contig
+ start
+ genomic start coordinate (zero-based)
+ end
+ genomic end coordinate plus one (zero-based)
+ name
+ name of feature.
+ score
+ score of feature
+ strand
+ strand of feature
+ thickStart
+ thickStart
+ thickEnd
+ thickEnd
+ itemRGB
+ itemRGB
+ blockCount
+ number of bocks
+ blockSizes
+ ',' separated string of block sizes
+ blockStarts
+ ',' separated string of block genomic start positions
+
+ Only the first three fields are required. Additional
+ fields are optional, but if one is defined, all the preceeding
+ need to be defined as well.
+
+ '''