diff --git a/modules/seq/base/doc/seq.rst b/modules/seq/base/doc/seq.rst
index 8b1e741059c49c9e47006697f708865199538c0e..8e7e91f57722c1d28ab3a37a444a4a4c4c7a7d9a 100644
--- a/modules/seq/base/doc/seq.rst
+++ b/modules/seq/base/doc/seq.rst
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ The SequenceList
 
   .. method:: __getitem__(key)
 
-    :return: Access sequence(s) *key* (also supports pythonic slicing).
+    :return: Sequence(s) indexed by *key* (supports pythonic slicing).
 
 
 The AlignmentHandle