Rate coefficients in the genetic network model (Fig. 4) of the biological clock (n = m = 4) based on data from cycles 1–3 predicting the clock's observed oscillations, light response, and wc-1 perturbation (Fig. 17).

Ensemble mean and ensemble standard deviation σ(X): = [2>−2]1/2 for rate coefficients (X) in the n = m = 4 biological clock model of Fig. 4. For a kth order reaction (with k = 1,2, or 5), the rate coefficient is given in units of 1/(hour×cuk−1) where “cu” represents the arbitrary, but common model unit of concentration for all species, except for the photon species where 1 cu(photons) = 0.20 µmole(photons)/(s·m2), see also Materials and Methods. The estimated value of 1/〈D6〉≈5 hrs is consistent with the FRQ protein life-time of ≈4–7 hrs, estimated from the FRQ-decay data of [96].