for(int i=start;i<alignLength;i++){
if((seqA[i] == '-' && seqB[i] == '-') || (seqA[i] == '.' && seqB[i] == '-') || (seqA[i] == '-' && seqB[i] == '.')){ ; }
for(int i=start;i<alignLength;i++){
if((seqA[i] == '-' && seqB[i] == '-') || (seqA[i] == '.' && seqB[i] == '-') || (seqA[i] == '-' && seqB[i] == '.')){ ; }