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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceCollectionI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceCollectionI.java
index 0b40b92..e2bb5a6 100644
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceCollectionI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceCollectionI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.8.2b1)
- * Copyright (C) 2014 The Jalview Authors
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
  * 
  * This file is part of Jalview.
  * 
@@ -25,24 +25,43 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public interface SequenceCollectionI
 {
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @return (visible) sequences in this collection. This may be a direct
+   *         reference to the collection so not thread safe
+   */
   List<SequenceI> getSequences();
 
+  /**
+   * FIXME: AlignmentI.getSequences(hiddenReps) doesn't actually obey this
+   * contract!
+   * 
+   * @param hiddenReps
+   * @return the full set of sequences in this collection, including any
+   *         sequences represented by sequences in the collection.
+   */
   List<SequenceI> getSequences(
           Map<SequenceI, SequenceCollectionI> hiddenReps);
+
   int getWidth();
+
   /**
    * 
    * @return true if getSeqrep doesn't return null
    */
   boolean hasSeqrep();
+
   /**
    * get the reference or representative sequence within this collection
+   * 
    * @return null or the current reference sequence
    */
   SequenceI getSeqrep();
+
   /**
-   * set the reference or representative sequence for this collection. 
-   * Reference is assumed to be present within the collection.
+   * set the reference or representative sequence for this collection. Reference
+   * is assumed to be present within the collection.
+   * 
    * @return
    */
   void setSeqrep(SequenceI refseq);
@@ -58,4 +77,10 @@ public interface SequenceCollectionI
    */
   int getEndRes();
 
+  /**
+   * Answers true if sequence data is nucleotide (according to some heuristic)
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  boolean isNucleotide();
 }