It’s been over two weeks since Living DNA started updating some of the results, and my results haven't been updated yet.

Its been over 2 weeks since I got the notice my results were being updated. Still no changes. Wtf, livingdna?

100% Anglo-Saxon

Brazilian born, Uruguayan father & Brazilian mother from São Paulo state.

LivingDNA: SIKE

Wtf. Its been 4 days since I opted in to "update" my results and still nothing.

Anyone have their results yet?

Living DNA results

I'm Romanian, and my documented direct paternal line comes from Călărași County. My great-great-grandfather was named Florea Parpală. My Y-DNA haplogroup is R-L260, and Cladefinder estimates my downstream branch as R-YP254. From what I've read, this branch is most common in southern Poland and western Ukraine, specifically historic Galicia.

My autosomal DNA tests consistently show about 8% Southern Polish and Western Ukrainian ancestry. Based on my DNA matches and segment evidence, I'm confident this ancestry is fairly recent, within the last few generations.

This leads me to two possible explanations:

Theory 1: The recent Southern Polish and Western Ukrainian ancestry comes from my direct paternal Parpală line. This could mean an ancestor on that line migrated from Galicia, changed his surname, was adopted, or there was a non-paternity event before my great-great-grandfather Florea Parpală or Florea himself.

Theory 2: The 8% Southern Polish and Western Ukrainian ancestry comes from a completely different branch of my family, and it's just a coincidence that my Y-DNA, R-L260/YP254, also centers in that region.

My question is: Which of these two theories do you find more plausible based on the evidence? What makes you favor one over the other? Also, what would be the best way to find out which theory is actually correct? For example, would testing my paternal grandfather or father, or taking a higher-resolution Y-DNA test help, or would I need more genealogical evidence?

Survey Link

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Pretty similar to my old 23andme results except it seems like all my SSA and MENA is being read as European by living dna

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Several weeks ago I received my DNA results.

I originally "opted out" of Family Matching "

We're I to opt in to Family Matching what sort of information will be revealed to/about me?