Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A typical unfertilised, angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is 8 nucleate and 7-celled. Reason (R) : The egg apparatus has 2 polar nuclei. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A

  Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
• B

  Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is NOT the correct explanation of $A$
• Correct answer
  C

  A is true but $R$ is false
• D

  $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.