void addCodonFrame(AlignedCodonFrame codons);
/**
+ * add a set of aligned codons mappings for this alignment, apart from any
+ * duplicates which are ignored
+ *
+ * @param codons
+ */
+ void addCodonFrames(Iterable<AlignedCodonFrame> codons);
+
+ /**
* remove a particular codon frame reference from this alignment
*
* @param codons