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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
index e9259dd..78311e4 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/SequenceI.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 package jalview.datamodel;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import fr.orsay.lri.varna.models.rna.RNA;
@@ -136,20 +137,22 @@ public interface SequenceI
    * create a new sequence object from start to end of this sequence
    * 
    * @param start
-   *          int
+   *          int index for start position
    * @param end
-   *          int
+   *          int index for end position
+   * 
    * @return SequenceI
+   * @note implementations may use getSequence to get the sequence data
    */
   public SequenceI getSubSequence(int start, int end);
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
+   * get the i'th character in this sequence's local reference frame (ie from
+   * 0-number of characters lying from start-end)
    * 
    * @param i
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
-   * 
-   * @return DOCUMENT ME!
+   *          index
+   * @return character or ' '
    */
   public char getCharAt(int i);
 
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ public interface SequenceI
    * Returns the sequence position for an alignment position
    * 
    * @param i
-   *          column index in alignment (from 1)
+   *          column index in alignment (from 0..<length)
    * 
    * @return residue number for residue (left of and) nearest ith column
    */
@@ -312,8 +315,22 @@ public interface SequenceI
 
   public SequenceI getDatasetSequence();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a new array containing this sequence's annotations, or null.
+   */
   public AlignmentAnnotation[] getAnnotation();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this sequence has the given annotation (by object
+   * identity).
+   */
+  public boolean hasAnnotation(AlignmentAnnotation ann);
+
+  /**
+   * Add the given annotation, if not already added, and set its sequence ref to
+   * be this sequence. Does nothing if this sequence's annotations already
+   * include this annotation (by identical object reference).
+   */
   public void addAlignmentAnnotation(AlignmentAnnotation annotation);
 
   public void removeAlignmentAnnotation(AlignmentAnnotation annotation);
@@ -342,9 +359,21 @@ public interface SequenceI
   public AlignmentAnnotation[] getAnnotation(String label);
 
   /**
+   * Returns a (possibly empty) list of any annotations that match on given
+   * calcId (source) and label (type). Null values do not match.
+   * 
+   * @param calcId
+   * @param label
+   */
+  public List<AlignmentAnnotation> getAlignmentAnnotations(String calcId,
+          String label);
+
+  /**
    * create a new dataset sequence (if necessary) for this sequence and sets
    * this sequence to refer to it. This call will move any features or
-   * references on the sequence onto the dataset.
+   * references on the sequence onto the dataset. It will also make a duplicate
+   * of existing annotation rows for the dataset sequence, rather than relocate
+   * them in order to preserve external references (since 2.8.2).
    * 
    * @return dataset sequence for this sequence
    */
@@ -352,7 +381,9 @@ public interface SequenceI
 
   /**
    * Transfer any database references or annotation from entry under a sequence
-   * mapping.
+   * mapping. <br/>
+   * <strong>Note: DOES NOT transfer sequence associated alignment
+   * annotation </strong><br/>
    * 
    * @param entry
    * @param mp
@@ -383,4 +414,10 @@ public interface SequenceI
    */
   public void setRNA(RNA rna);
 
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @return list of insertions (gap characters) in sequence
+   */
+  public List<int[]> getInsertions();
+
 }