Preface About the Author 1 Introduction to Quantitative Genetics 2 Review of Mendelian Genetics 3 Basic Concept of Population Genetics 4 Review of Elementary Statistics 5 Genetic Effects of Quantitative Traits 6 Genetic Variances of Quantitative Traits 7 Environmental Effects and Environmental Errors 8 Major Gene Detection and Segregation Analysis 9 Resemblance Between Relatives 10 Estimation of Heritability 11 Identity-by-Descent and Coancestry Coefficient 12 Mixed Model Analysis of Genetic Variances 13 Multiple Traits and Genetic Correlation Between Traits 14 Concept and Theory of Selection 15 Methods of Artificial Selection 16 Selection Index and Best Linear Unbiased Prediction 17 Methods of Multiple Trait Selection 18 Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci 19 Genome-wide Association Studies 20 Genomic Selection Index