There is an increasing interest in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing in the
forensic field, not only for the usefulness of SNPs for defining Y chromosome or mtDNA
haplogroups or for analyzing the geographical origin of samples, but also for the potential
applications of autosomal SNPs. The interest of forensic researchers in autosomal SNPs has
been attracted due to the potential advantages in paternity testing because of the low
mutation rates and specially in the analysis of degraded samples by use of short amplicons …