I'm looking for a good book that can give me a decent overview of genetics and related fields in the hopes that I can following along with some of the Nobel Intent articles. Sort of a "brief history ...

Basic concepts in quantitative genetics, including Mendelian genetics, gene action (additive, dominant, recessive), heritability, liability threshold model, means, variances, structure of DNA, types ...

Part One. The basics of population genetics -- Part Two. Complex genetic systems -- Part Three. Special topics in evolution -- Part Four. Evolutionary ecology of single populations -- Part Five.