Table 2 Three different delay configurations of the 5-gene synthetic network

${\tau }_{i,j}^g={\tau }_{i,j}^h=0$ (Non-delayed network)

∀i,j = 1,2…,5

${\tau }_{1,5}^g={\tau }_{2,1}^g={\tau }_{3,2}^g={\tau }_{3,2}^h={\tau }_{4,5}^g=1.0$

remaining ${\tau }_{i,j}^g={\tau }_{i,j}^h=0,\forall i,j=1,2\dots ,5$

${\tau }_{1,3}^g=1.1,{\tau }_{2,1}^g=1.2,{\tau }_{3,2}^g=1.3,{\tau }_{5,4}^g=2.1$, ${\tau }_{4,5}^g={\tau }_{3,2}^h=1.0$,

remaining ${\tau }_{i,j}^g={\tau }_{i,j}^h=0,\forall i,j=1,\dots ,5$