def check_overlap(current, hit, overlap = <NUM_LIT:200>):
for prev in current:<EOL><INDENT>p_coords = prev[<NUM_LIT:2>:<NUM_LIT:4>]<EOL>coords = hit[<NUM_LIT:2>:<NUM_LIT:4>]<EOL>if get_overlap(coords, p_coords) >= overlap:<EOL><INDENT>return True<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>return False<EOL>
determine if sequence has already hit the same part of the model,
indicating that this hit is for another 23S rRNA gene