This concise hops anatomy overview by Stephanie Peterson is an excellent read.

“You’ve heard about hops. You know when they go into wort and what dry-hopping is. Heck, you even know they grow on bines, not vines! But do you know the how and why hops act the way they do in beer? Why they turn bitter and why they oxidize? We’ve gathered a wealth of knowledge…”

Read this Article by Clicking on This Stone Brewing Source Link: All Hopped Up: A Deeper Dive into Hops