Advantages of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Technique:

• Useful for degraded DNA as SNP detection only requires sequencing of a short fragment
• Abundance in the genome makes them invaluable in population studies and forensic casework 
• Higher stability and lower mutation rates compared to short tandem repeats (STRs), making them more suitable for reconstructing pedigree/lineage and in kinship analysis
• Because of the ability to amplify SNPs in short fragments, SNP analysis produces better results with degraded samples where the available DNA is fragmented or old samples with low-quality DNA template
• Can be used as a complementary tool to STRs, increasing available information
• Can be used in individual identification, lineage or ancestry studies, and phenotypic inference