English term
"have the faculty"
In deze tekst hieronder staat de phrase "have the faculty", hoe zouden jullie deze vertalen?
Symbiosis
The phenomenon of symbiosis is expressed in two basic patterns. In facultative associations, two different organisms “have the faculty” of entering a more or less intimate symbiotic relationship. But they need not necessarily do so, being able to survive as free-living forms. In obligatory associations, on the other hand, one organism must unite symbiotically with another, usually a specific one, if it is to survive. The ancestors of obligatory symbionts have invariably been free-living organisms which in the course of history have lost the power of living on their own. Before becoming obligatory symbionts, they formed facultative associations with organisms on which they came to depend more and more.
Met vriendelijke groet en bij voorbaat dank, Laura
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Max Nuijens
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May 26, 2014 09:00: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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Proposed translations
Netherlands
Energy & Environment, MSc
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch
hebben het vermogen
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-05-26 08:18:15 GMT)
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...hebben het vermogen om een nauwe of minder nauwe symbiotische relatie aan te gaan.
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