/*=========================================================================

  Program:   Insight Segmentation & Registration Toolkit
  Module:    $RCSfile: Prokariote.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2002/04/20 02:32:52 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.5 $

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     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
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     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.

=========================================================================*/
#ifndef Prokariote_H
#define Prokariote_H

#include "Cell.h"

namespace bio {


/** \class Prokariote 
 * \brief This class implements the basic behavior of Prokariote cells. */
class Prokariote  : public Cell
{
public:
  typedef  Cell  SuperClass;

  Prokariote();
  virtual ~Prokariote();

  virtual void Grow(void);
  virtual void Mitosis(void);
  virtual void Apoptosis(void);

  virtual bool CheckPointDNAReplication(void);

  static  Cell * CreateEgg(void);

  static void SetDivisionMaximumLatencyTime( unsigned long );
  static unsigned long GetDivisionMaximumLatencyTime(void);

  static const char * GetSpeciesName(void) 
                          { return "Primitive Prokariote"; }
private:
  virtual Cell * CreateNew(void);
  unsigned long m_DivisionLatencyTime;

  static unsigned long DivisionMaximumLatencyTime;

};


} // end namespace bio

#endif
