Transfer of inherited material between diverged lineages through hybrid reproduction and subsequent crosses. Shared adaptive alleles may therefore reflect transfer rather than repeated independent mutations.
Transfer of inherited variation between lineages through hybridization and subsequent backcrossing, followed by a selective benefit in the recipient. Shared ancestry at a region and evidence of its benefit are separate requirements.

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