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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
index 2ff619b..605f682 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 package jalview.datamodel;
 
+import jalview.datamodel.features.SequenceFeaturesI;
+
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
@@ -217,6 +219,15 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
   public int[] findPositionMap();
 
   /**
+   * Answers true if the sequence is composed of amino acid characters. Note
+   * that implementations may use heuristic methods which are not guaranteed to
+   * give the biologically 'right' answer.
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  public boolean isProtein();
+
+  /**
    * Delete a range of aligned sequence columns, creating a new dataset sequence
    * if necessary and adjusting start and end positions accordingly.
    * 
@@ -231,33 +242,46 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
    * DOCUMENT ME!
    * 
    * @param i
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          alignment column number
    * @param c
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          character to insert
    */
   public void insertCharAt(int i, char c);
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * insert given character at alignment column position
+   * 
    * @param position
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          alignment column number
+   * @param count
+   *          length of insert
    * @param ch
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          character to insert
    */
   public void insertCharAt(int position, int count, char ch);
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Gets array holding sequence features associated with this sequence. The
+   * array may be held by the sequence's dataset sequence if that is defined.
    * 
-   * @return DOCUMENT ME!
+   * @return hard reference to array
    */
   public SequenceFeature[] getSequenceFeatures();
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Answers the object holding features for the sequence
    * 
-   * @param v
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * @return
+   */
+  SequenceFeaturesI getFeatures();
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces the array of sequence features associated with this sequence with
+   * a new array reference. If this sequence has a dataset sequence, then this
+   * method will update the dataset sequence's feature array
+   * 
+   * @param features
+   *          New array of sequence features
    */
   public void setSequenceFeatures(SequenceFeature[] features);
 
@@ -277,11 +301,18 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
   public Vector<PDBEntry> getAllPDBEntries();
 
   /**
-   * add entry to the vector of PDBIds, if it isn't in the list already
+   * Adds the entry to the *normalised* list of PDBIds.
+   * 
+   * If a PDBEntry is passed with the same entry.getID() string as one already
+   * in the list, or one is added that appears to be the same but has a chain ID
+   * appended, then the existing PDBEntry will be updated with the new
+   * attributes instead, unless the entries have distinct chain codes or
+   * associated structure files.
    * 
    * @param entry
+   * @return true if the entry was added, false if updated
    */
-  public void addPDBId(PDBEntry entry);
+  public boolean addPDBId(PDBEntry entry);
 
   /**
    * update the list of PDBEntrys to include any DBRefEntrys citing structural
@@ -295,9 +326,17 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
 
   public void setVamsasId(String id);
 
-  public void setDBRef(DBRefEntry[] dbs);
+  /**
+   * set the array of Database references for the sequence.
+   * 
+   * @param dbs
+   * @deprecated - use is discouraged since side-effects may occur if DBRefEntry
+   *             set are not normalised.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public void setDBRefs(DBRefEntry[] dbs);
 
-  public DBRefEntry[] getDBRef();
+  public DBRefEntry[] getDBRefs();
 
   /**
    * add the given entry to the list of DBRefs for this sequence, or replace a
@@ -307,7 +346,14 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
    */
   public void addDBRef(DBRefEntry entry);
 
-  public void addSequenceFeature(SequenceFeature sf);
+  /**
+   * Adds the given sequence feature and returns true, or returns false if it is
+   * already present on the sequence
+   * 
+   * @param sf
+   * @return
+   */
+  public boolean addSequenceFeature(SequenceFeature sf);
 
   public void deleteFeature(SequenceFeature sf);
 
@@ -382,8 +428,8 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
   /**
    * Transfer any database references or annotation from entry under a sequence
    * mapping. <br/>
-   * <strong>Note: DOES NOT transfer sequence associated alignment
-   * annotation </strong><br/>
+   * <strong>Note: DOES NOT transfer sequence associated alignment annotation
+   * </strong><br/>
    * 
    * @param entry
    * @param mp
@@ -428,4 +474,25 @@ public interface SequenceI extends ASequenceI
    * @return
    */
   public PDBEntry getPDBEntry(String pdbId);
+
+  /**
+   * Get all primary database/accessions for this sequence's data. These
+   * DBRefEntry are expected to resolve to a valid record in the associated
+   * external database, either directly or via a provided 1:1 Mapping.
+   * 
+   * @return just the primary references (if any) for this sequence, or an empty
+   *         list
+   */
+  public List<DBRefEntry> getPrimaryDBRefs();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a (possibly empty) list of sequence features of the given type that
+   * overlap the range from-to (inclusive)
+   * 
+   * @param type
+   * @param from
+   * @param to
+   * @return
+   */
+  List<SequenceFeature> findFeatures(String type, int from, int to);
 }