def minSize(split, mined):

    """
    Called by combineCheck() to ensure that a given cleavage or peptide is larger than a given minSize.

    :param split: the cleavage or peptide that is to have its size checked against max size.
    :param mined: the min size that the cleavage or peptide is allowed to be.

    :return bool: False if the split is shorter than mined, True if it is longer.
    """

    if len(split) < mined:
        return False
    return True