h1. Description

Computes a Maximum Agreement Subtree of a pair of trees. The trees must be specified in the [Rich Newick Format].

The trees must be either all rooted or all unrooted. If the trees are rooted, then the rooted MAST is computed. If the trees are all unrooted, then the unrooted MAST is computed. All trees must also have at least three leaves.

h1. Usage

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MAST {tree1, tree2} [result output file]

 | mandatory |
| -a | A list of sets of taxa in the specified tree. | optional |
| result output file | Optional file destination for command output. | optional |

To compute all MASTs, specify the {{-a}} parameter. However,since the number of MASTs may be exponential in the number of leaves in the trees, using this option can slow down the execution time (in some cases considerably).

h1. Examples

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#NEXUS

BEGIN TREES;

Tree tree1 = ((1,4,3),2);
Tree tree2 = ((1,2),(4,3));

END;


BEGIN PHYLONET;

MAST {tree1, tree2};

END;
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h1. Command References