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Main topics:

- ARB: a Short Introduction
- Glossary
- Starting ARB Parsimony
- K.L. Optimization of the Tree
- Nearest Neighbour Interchange

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# Nearest Neighbour Interchange and K.L. Optimization

- OCCURRENCE
- DESCRIPTION
- NOTES
- EXAMPLES
- WARNINGS
- BUGS

## OCCURRENCE

### ARB_NT/Tree/Parsimony/<NNI + K.L.>

## DESCRIPTION

### Searches for a better (more parsimonious) tree by performing alternating cycles of 'Nearest Neighbour Interchange' and 'K.L.' optimizations.

## NOTES

### The current parsimony value (number of base changes needed) is displayed after the 'Current Par' prompt in the upper part of the 'ARB_PARSIMONY' window and the 'Message' window (pops up while calculating).

## EXAMPLES

### None

## WARNINGS

### None

## BUGS

### No bugs known