如何将海龟分为祖先/后代？或“向左”/“向右”

I'm using Netlogo. My model starts from a single cell, and develops into a filament. Ideally, each cell would have a chance of 'dividing', rather than just having the filament grow at the tip. So I'm wondering whether there is a way for each cell to recognize not just its immediate ancestor, but all its ancestors (or its descendants? or all the turtles to its left/right?) and get them to move a patch to make space for the new turtle.I'm using Netlogo. My model starts from a singl