Fig. 4: Directed acyclic graph (DAG) for Part 1 of the analysis showing the hypothesized relationships between early-life social experience and adult fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs). | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Directed acyclic graph (DAG) for Part 1 of the analysis showing the hypothesized relationships between early-life social experience and adult fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs).

From: Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype

Fig. 4: Directed acyclic graph (DAG) for Part 1 of the analysis showing the hypothesized relationships between early-life social experience and adult fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs).

Covariates were included based on a priori biological knowledge and bivariate analysis (see Supplementary Tables 3–6). Precision covariates (gray text) were assessed when the fecal sample was collected. Variable positions over the timeline roughly corresponded with the timing of the assessment.

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