def is_seed_below_reversed(scores_file):
    """
    Checks if any SEED sequences score below REVERSED

    scores_file: The path to rfsearch outlist or species file

    return: True if SEEDs sequences are found below REVERSED. False
    otherwise
    """

    seen_rev = False

    fp = open(scores_file, 'r')

    for line in fp:
        if line[0] != '#':
            if seen_rev is False:
                continue
            else:
                line = [x for x in line.strip().split('\t') if x!='']
                if line[2] == 'SEED':
                    return True
        elif line.find("REVERSED") != -1:
            seen_rev = True

    fp.close()

    return False