The study of the genomes or transcriptomes of single cells continues to highlight the extent, nature and role of the cellular heterogeneity that arises in organisms in health and disease 1,2,3.

RNA is the molecule used to carry information from the DNA code to the ribosomes for translation. The type of RNA molecule that is used for translation of genetic code is called messenger RNA (mRNA).

The current standard methodology in forensic DNA typing relies on amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) markers by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and allele sizes (i.e., length-based) ...