The dermoglyphies of 455 Uygur adults(Age 18-72, East region 230-175 males and 64females, west region 206-112 males and 94 females) were obtained in Xinjiang autonomous province, China, The types of fingerprints were classified into 3types, arch, loop and whorl. And the types of palmprints were classified accoiding to the method of Cummins and Midlo. The results were as follows:
1.The frequencies of Uygur arch, loop and whorl were 50%, 49.0% and 46.0%, respectively and the index of arch/whorl was 10.9
2.There was greater difference in the frequency of arch between male(3.9%) and female(6.8%) than those of loop of whorl
3.There were the trgional difference in arch between east(3.7), and west regions(6.2%)
4.There were the regional difference in the index of arch/whorl between east(7.8%), and west regions(13.8%)
5.The frequency of arch, loop and whorl were highest 2nd finger (14.0%), 5th finger(70.9%), 4th finger(61.2%), respeetively
6.There were various types of palmprints Among those types, 9-7-5 type were commonest(18.3%).