Figure 7
![The figure explains how to use the existing alignment to generate a better alignment in SAGA. Given two alignments, two new alignments are combined by crossing and inserting gaps. Finally, the better one is selected to join the next generation [16].](https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/bib/23/3/10.1093_bib_bbac069/1/bbac069f7.jpeg?Expires=1750484662&Signature=t07m7o29K-MBiY33w5feaS8F-Ty7Rrdmq4tYZSJWFWxL1SfhoyoryZ6V-HCm~ZNbDW10n-DKN2qoZZMjQRqJswG3j0yndDAqHOYLEpZ0mVpKBYorMBihBHcBZVbiYirtCi-17qVbVkCp6KpZMiLZx955NTTeNhT78Rb7plVB2EkL2WBydvgvSGoDs2cRh01QREeU1PEqO4hIJbv72CTarOViPrT9Rj6D3b~fFuSypgEBSejo9qQQTF0A--9y1rpVSDlZrt-jXhR6nn7pD19Q-5GboTQzmQBzfEkDH9skugVM9dxOvL0NCRPyfWROpFT3mBdgtiqGVwSHZvC63aP37g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
The figure explains how to use the existing alignment to generate a better alignment in SAGA. Given two alignments, two new alignments are combined by crossing and inserting gaps. Finally, the better one is selected to join the next generation [16].
