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diff --git a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
index 50f2a0b..6c7197a 100755
--- a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import jalview.datamodel.*;
 public class Comparison
 {
   /** DOCUMENT ME!! */
-  public static String GapChars = " .-";
+  public static final String GapChars = " .-";
 
   /**
    * DOCUMENT ME!
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class Comparison
    *
    * @return DOCUMENT ME!
    */
-  public static float compare(SequenceI ii, SequenceI jj)
+  public static final float compare(SequenceI ii, SequenceI jj)
   {
     return Comparison.compare(ii, jj, 0, ii.getLength() - 1);
   }
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ public class Comparison
    *
    * @return DOCUMENT ME!
    */
-  public static boolean isGap(char c)
+  public static final boolean isGap(char c)
   {
     return (c == '-' || c == '.' || c == ' ') ? true : false;
   }
 
-  public static boolean isNucleotide(SequenceI [] seqs)
+  public static final boolean isNucleotide(SequenceI [] seqs)
   {
     int i = 0, iSize = seqs.length, j, jSize;
     float nt = 0, aa = 0;