Biology

The Coalinga College Biology program prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution and focus on fields such as biochemistry, bioengineering, botany, clinical lab technology, environmental biology, forestry, oceanography, range management, wildlife/fisheries biology, or zoology.

Students studying Biology at Coalinga College will learn to label and identify prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell parts and describe their functions.  Students will also be able to describe the processes of nutrient catabolism in human body cells and to differentiate between human tissue types and their respective functions.  Lastly, students will be able to describe the transcription and translation of a human gene.

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The Coalinga College Biology program prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution and focus on fields such as biochemistry, bioengineering, botany, clinical lab technology, environmental biology, forestry, oceanography, range management, wildlife/fisheries biology, or zoology.

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