Sequence 1 length:3
Sequence 2 length:6
Alignment length: 6
Identity: 3/6 (50.00%)
Similarity: 3/6 (50.00%)
Gaps: 3/6 (50.00%)
---AGC
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AGCAGC
Like this. Difference between lengths is considered non-matching.
https://en.vectorbuilder.com/tool/sequence-alignment.html
My guess is that air is too violent and diverse compared to something like ocean. A neutral buoyancy organism wouldn’t calmly float, it would be buffeted around by wind and smashed against ground. And there’s no “surface of the air” to anchor itself.