A high male Mongoloid genetic component was observed in Hazara in Afghanistan with the frequencies of more than 40 % .
Genetic studies on mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA ) restriction polymorphism confirmed that Turkmen were characterized by the presence of local Iranian mtDNA lineages , similar to the Eastern Iranian populations , but high male Mongoloid genetic component observed in Turkmens and Hazara in east Iran and Afghanistan with the frequencies of about 20 % .
Iranian peoples