MrBayes: Bayesian Inference of Phylogeny MrBayes is a program for Bayesian inference and model choice across a wide range of phylogenetic and evolutionary models. MrBayes uses Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to estimate the posterior distribution of model parameters. For citing information, check the program's web site, the pdf manual and the References file in /usr/doc/mrbayes-*.