Response to the comment on “The hare and the tortoise: One small step for four SNPs, one giant leap for SNP-kind”

Abstract 

The possibility of introducing new sequencing technologies into forensic genetics raises questions that go beyond the choice between SNPs and STRs as the preferred genetic markers. We suggest that many of the novel methodological and technical issues could be incorporated into the likelihood ratio frameworks currently used by forensic scientists. However, changes to ethical and legal structures may be needed before the new information could be used.

Keywords: SNPs, STRs, Next-gen sequencing