Genetic Diversity is the foundation of Breeding. In this presentation by Isabel Roldán-Ruiz, the following topics are discussed:

1. Genetic variation and population genetics
2. Concept of population
3. Hardy-Weinberg principle
4. Questions addressed by population geneticists and breeders
5. Forces that act on genetic diversity in natural and selected populations
6. Quantifying genetic variation
7. Calculating genetic distances
8. Displaying genetic relationships of a group of individuals or populations
9. Examples