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Although a healthy human being is devoid of any harmful mutations, these can occur in humans.

In cancer for example, cells develop mutations that allow them to grow in abnormal numbers, resulting in the formation of a tumor.

To summarize, the human genome is capable of undergoing mutations in certain circumstances such as during diseases. However, the incidence of a harmful mutation in a healthy individual is quite uncommon

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