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The effect of $N/Z$ has been probed through different processes such as reactions around the Fermi energy where nuclear dynamics is prominent. Alternatively, the fusion of two nuclei is a process where both the initial structure of the two nuclei and the collision dynamics can play an important role. Light nuclei in particular provide a rich testing ground for the interplay of nuclear structure and dynamics as the relative importance of nuclear structure is large. The availability of isotopic chains of radioactive nuclei, which enables a systematic examination of fusion as a function of neutron number, enables such studies. Recent results from experiments performed at GANIL and FRIB with light and mid-mass nuclei will be explored, including the $N/Z$ effect on cluster emission.