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The Uyghurs are a population with Eastern and Western Eurasian anthropometric and genetic traits.

Uyghurs are thus one of the many populations of Central Eurasia that can be considered to be genetically related to European and East Asian populations.

However, various scientific studies differ on the size of each component.

One study, using samples from Hetian ( Hotan ) only, found that Uyghurs have 60 % European ancestry and 40 % East Asian ancestry.

A further study showed slightly greater European component ( 52 % European ) in the Uyghur population in southern Xinjiang, but slightly greater East Asian component ( 47 % European ) in the northern Uyghur population.

Another study used a larger sample of individuals from a wider area, and found only about 30 % European component to the admixture.

A study on mitochondrial DNA ( therefore the matrilineal genetic contribution ) found the frequency of western Eurasian-specific haplogroup in Uyghurs to be 42. 6 %.