Effective population size and the mutation rate

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Q1. Michael Lynch and John Conery showed that there is a strong negative correlation between Neμ and genome size. How would you interpret this relationship? How can Neμ be estimated without independently measuring an effective population size and the mutation rate for all the species in their analysis?

Q2. Most birth control methods are designed to remain the egg and sperm from uniting to form a zygote. How do they keep sperm from uniting with egg?

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