this.dnaParam = dnaParam;
alive = true;
duplicating = false;
unit = new LivingBiologicalUnit(world, cell);
unit.setLastOccupiedCell(cell);
direction = (short) (Math.random() * 8);
leftOrRight = (short) ((Math.random() > 0.5) ? -1 : 1);
speedCounter = 0;