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[Option] initial-tree-type [Choices] random, upgma, neighbor-joining, newick, or bambe [Description] 
random selects a tree from the prior; upgma sets the initial (clock) tree to the UPGMA tree using maximum likelihood distances with the specified model and initial parameter values; neighbor-joining sets the initial (nonclock) tree to the neighbor joining tree using maximum likelihood distances with the specified model and initial parameter values; newick reads in an initial tree in Newick format from a file; bambe reads in an initial tree in BAMBE format from a file.
BAMBE manual
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