Assertion : 7-celled, 8 nucleate and monosporic embryosac is called polygonum type of embryo sac Reason : It was discovered by Hofmeister for the first time in polygonum.
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Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
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Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
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C
Assertion is true but Reason is false
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are false
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E
Assertion is false but Reason is true
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is true but Reason is false Embryo sac is the female gametophyte of angiosperms. It was observed by Hofmeister first time. Polygonum type of embryo sac is most simple, most primitive and normal, type of embryo sac. It is 7 celled, 8-nucleate and monosporic embryo sac. It was discovered for the first time in Polygonum by Strasburger.