Alpha Skip Search example


First attempt
G C A T C G C A G A G A G T A T A C A G T A C G
  1 2 3  
 
G C A T C G C A G A G A G T A T A C A G T A C G
  - - - 4 5 6 7 8  
  G C A G A G A G  

Shift by: 6

Second attempt
G C A T C G C A G A G A G T A T A C A G T A C G
  1 2 3  

Shift by: 6

Third attempt
G C A T C G C A G A G A G T A T A C A G T A C G
  1 2 3  
 
G C A T C G C A G A G A G T A T A C A G T A C G
  1 - - -  
  G C A G A G A G

The Alpha Skip Search algorithm performs 18 character comparisons on the example.

Alpha Skip Search algorithm