A group of researchers have identified that the prevalence of two particular genetic disorders shares a statistical correlation. Which of the following statements best conveys the genetic rationale for this situation?
A) There is likely a cause-and-effect relationship between the two genes responsible.
B) The chromosomes containing each gene are likely closely situated.
C) The genes causing each disorder are likely in the same section of the same chromosome.
D) The disorders likely share the same locus.

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The genes causing these problems are likely proximate in the same chromosome. They would not likely be correlated if they were in different chromosomes, and the situation is not indicative of a cause-and-effect relationship. The genes are likely closely situated, but they could not share the same locus.

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