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	MrBayes is a program for the Bayesian estimation of phylogeny.			MrBayes is a program for the Bayesian estimation of phylogeny.

	Bayesian inference of phylogeny is based upon a quantity called the			Bayesian inference of phylogeny is based upon a quantity called the
	posterior probability distribution of trees, which is the probability of a			posterior probability distribution of trees, which is the probability of a
	tree conditioned on the observations. The conditioning is accomplished			tree conditioned on the observations. The conditioning is accomplished
	using Bayes's theorem. The posterior probability distribution of trees is			using Bayes's theorem. The posterior probability distribution of trees is
	impossible to calculate analytically; instead, MrBayes uses a simulation			impossible to calculate analytically; instead, MrBayes uses a simulation
	technique called Markov chain Monte Carlo (or MCMC) to approximate the			technique called Markov chain Monte Carlo (or MCMC) to approximate the
	posterior probabilities of trees.			posterior probabilities of trees.

	WWW: http://mrbayes.csit.fsu.edu/			WWW: http://nbisweden.github.io/MrBayes/