Look up: competency

1. Competency
   An ephemeral state, induced by treatment with cold cations, during which bacterial cells are capable of uptaking foreign DNA.
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2. Competency
   the ability of a cell to respond to messengers which could cause it to differentiate into a more specialised cell. Some cells, like pericytes remain competent throughout life, whereas others, such as the oral epithelium, are only able to form an tooth bud during the 12th to 16th week of foetal development.
   Found on http://www.eclipse.co.uk/moordent/page5.
   
   
3. Competency
   is the set of skills and attitudes, described in terms of behaviours, which can be observed and which is essential for effective environmental performance. Competence is the ability to perform in the workplace to the standards required.(MCI NVQ 4)
   Found on http://www.epaw.co.uk/EPT/glossary.html
   
   
4. competency
   Competency represents the capacity of the bacterium to take up DNA from its surroundings. Category: Medicine
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
5. competency
   <cell biology> An ephemeral state, induced by treatment with cold cations, during which bacterial cells are capable of uptaking foreign DNA. ... (05 Jan 1998) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
6. Competency
   • (n.) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence. • (n.) The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. • (n.) Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess. &bu...
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7. competency
   The state or quality of being adequately or well qualified to perform a task. A person gains competency through education, training, experience, or natural abilities. ... Knowles (1975) uses the following typology for competencies: Knowledge * Understanding * Skill * Attitude * Value. For example, t...
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8. Competency
   The mental ability to understand the general effect of a transaction or document.
   Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c078.htm