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[–] 1nv1ctus [S] 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Form leads to function on all levels.

I think it's the opposite. Function leads to form on all levels – it's the reason why those levels of organization exist in the first place. Form is an emergent byproduct of the function(s) of the system, whereas the function(s) of that system are the emergent byproducts of the synergistic interactions between its components. The formal resemblance of the properties/products of disparate complex systems seems to be a product of similarly structured hierarchies, but it's not what's driving them.